The recent hot weather has revealed the outline of a former 19th-Century parterre garden at a stately home in Derbyshire.

The lawns at Hardwick Hall, near Clay Cross, were created during a remodelling overseen by Blanche Howard, who moved into the hall in the 1800s and was the wife of the seventh Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish.

National Trust archaeologist Emily Eastwood said drier weather and a change in climate had meant the historic lawn patterns were now more prominent.

She added: "We do occasionally see them [lawn patterns], but with the heatwaves we've had recently, they are now more prominent than we've seen them in a long time."

English Heritage has said it will choose one booking at random every day in August to get private entry into the site's inner stone circle.

Exclusive close-up access to Stonehenge is usually only given to presidents, celebrities, or visitors paying for premium guided tours. The stones can also be accessed for free during winter and summer solstice - albeit with thousands of other people.

Interim head of Stonehenge Georgia Butters said being alone inside the monument would allow visitors to see "delicate carvings".

She added people would also be able to see "really rare lichen" - a mix of algae and fungi which grow on the stones and make them look like they have developed a hairy coat.

The remains of what is believed to be a Roman port have been dug up on land behind a woman's home.

Archaeologists said they had found evidence of 12 buildings beneath a paddock close to the Humber estuary, in Brough, East Yorkshire.

Melanie Stanford, who owns the land, said it had come as a complete surprise to learn of the scale of the Roman settlement.

Dr Peter Halkon, site director, said the town was ideally located as a trading point, with access to York and the European continent.

A dice made of bone has been unearthed during an archaeological dig, the first of its kind to be discovered at the Roman site.

The dice - or die - was discovered during excavations at the Magna Roman Fort in Northumberland, and offers "an immediate connection" into how those who lived there spent their leisure time more than 2,000 years ago.

"Holding something so familiar, yet so ancient, really brings that human story of Magna to life," said Susan Galloway of The Vindolanda Trust.

The recent high temperatures have revealed the outline of an ornate and "lost" 17th Century garden at the Chatsworth Estate.

The Great Parterre, which is beneath the south lawn at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire, was designed in 1699 for the 1st Duke of Devonshire, to complement the newly completed south facade of the house.

This is not the first time the European-style formal garden has been exposed due to the hot and dry weather - it was also revealed during dry spells in 2022 and 2018.

A spokesperson for the estate said after temperatures exceeded 30C in May, June and July, and with the "exceptionally dry" start to July, the lawn was "parched enough for history to reveal itself once again".

"I started to see the gold through the earth and that's when my hands started shaking," said Andy Green.

The electrician had discovered a gold and silver Viking-era sword pommel when out with a group of metal detectorists, having taken up the hobby six weeks earlier.

Green, 56, said the others realised he might have found something unusually fine when they saw him "sitting on the floor and giggling; I completely lost the plot."

His "absolutely stunning" find was unearthed in fields near Brigstock, outside Corby, Northamptonshire, in 2019 and was recently declared treasure by a coroner.