{"id":1483,"date":"2024-06-04T08:36:09","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T08:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/?p=1483"},"modified":"2024-06-04T08:36:09","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T08:36:09","slug":"maya-visit-to-muchelney-abbey-1st-june-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yacsomerset.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/06\/04\/maya-visit-to-muchelney-abbey-1st-june-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"MAYA visit to Muchelney Abbey &#8211; 1st June 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first weekend in June was a busy weekend for MAYA.\u00a0 On the Saturday we visited Muchelney Abbey and on the Sunday we were invited to take part in Dig Venture\u2019s excavation at Cothelstone on the Quantock Hills.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend started with our visit to Muchelney Abbey.\u00a0 We had been invited there by Stephen Honey who is the curator of the site.\u00a0 Stephen took us on a guided walk around the abbey, starting with the ruins of the original Saxon church, then through the Norman 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