Ross has spent a life around buildings, and from an early age he has had a keen interest in historic buildings. This was partly as a result of his dad's work as a carpenter and joiner, and his mum's interest in history and old buildings, especially castles. This interested persisted, and throughout his teenage years Ross volunteered with the Southampton Archaeology Unit, where he developed an appreciation of all thing’s archaeology, but with buildings as an area of particular interest. In 2005, Ross moved to Lampeter to study archaeology and anthropology.
After graduating, Ross worked with several conservation businesses, along with a few other jobs in between. In 2012, he started work with the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales, where he worked as an Investigator specialising in historic buildings. This is where he met Dan and Martin for the first time during one of their many fieldwork trips to Wales for the Royal Commission. Encouraged by his line manager, Ross spent time with them on site, and back at the lab in Mapledurham.
In 2014, Ross left the Commission and started ArchaeoDomus, a practice specialising in the recording and interpretation of historic buildings and monuments in England and Wales, but also undertaking the more traditional fieldwork associated with archaeology. This is when Ross’ work with the lab really started to develop, spending increasing time with Dan and Martin to learn the techniques and process to become a dendrochronologist.
Ross is currently the Cathedral Archaeologist at St Davids, Pembrokeshire, and Consultant Archaeologist to Christchurch Priory, Dorset. With the lab and ArchaeoDomus, he has worked on buildings from small cottages to cathedrals and castles of national significance. Ross works regularly with large public bodies, such as Cadw, Historic England and the RCAMW, with local authority archaeologists, and private individuals.
Over the past 10 years, Ross has authored or joint authored over 100 reports, and has contributed to several publications.
