Visitors to Rushen Abbey are about to benefit from expert advice on the site as volunteer guides from Friends of Manx National begin their tours tomorrow.
The tours will be conducted at set times every day throughout the summer.
Val Robins and her husband John, have been involved in the digs for three years.
Val says they make some interesting finds:
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