https://youtu.be/Kn_f59CpDUA The other names which I have uncovered and assigned to this site are The Burch Torridon Breidafiord Eccialsbacca Burgh Olim Narmin Ferna Corcach Burgus Bannatia Tamia alata...
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Pevensey Castle
https://youtu.be/cVnK4F54A-k Pevensey Castle once stood on a peninsular but due to silting the site now stands about 1.5 km back from the sea. It covers an area of...
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Dalton Tower; Dalton Castle
https://youtu.be/JIt-3pId4NU Dalton Castle/Peel Tower is located at Dalton in Furness, Cumbria. It sits in the west side of the town near the entrance to St Mary’s Church. It...
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Wroxeter; Urioconion; Viroconion; Cornoviorum; Caer Guricon.
https://youtu.be/ObyCFol4eg0 Located in Shropshire, this once bustling Roman town was the fourth largest in Roman Britannia, once covering around 63 ha, it was originally built as a fort which...
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The Shetland Islands
https://youtu.be/JWSIgN0Cvuo There are about 15 islands which make up what is known today as the Shetland Islands. The old Norse name was Hjaltand, and it is not known what...
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Grimspound Bronze Age Enclosure
https://youtu.be/qyoUG8u8AdA Grimspound is an amazing Bronze Age settlement located on Dartmoor in Devon. It sits 450 m above sea level and covers an area of around 4 acres (16,000...
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Periwinkle Hill, Barkway, Hertfordshire.
https://youtu.be/Ve6tq2YBVuQ With the lack of historical records concerning most castles in Hertfordshire, it may be possible to gain some information regarding the owners and builders by looking into who...
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Ludgate – London City Walls
https://youtu.be/9ogH1rtHhkY Ludgate was one of the main thoroughfares into London, in fact the main one from the west of the country. In the past it was believed to have been...
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Ludgate – London City Walls
https://youtu.be/9ogH1rtHhkY Ludgate was one of the main thoroughfares into London, in fact the main one from the west of the country. In the past it was believed to have been...
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Whitehawk Hill Camp, Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure.
https://youtu.be/_WBli_JrxWs Whitehawk Hill Camp is a Neolithic Causewayed Enclosure near Brighton, on the chalk downs. It stands 121 m above sea level and measures 290 m x 213 m...
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Saxon Exeter
https://youtu.be/1g3N33ygayw Exeter is located on a dry ridge overlooking the River Exe, and is the county town of Devon. The site of the town was dictated from its possible earliest...
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Archaeology of Hillforts – Ramparts
https://youtu.be/yTUFCehp5yc Ramparts – I used to love running up and down them as a child. My parents loved us doing it too. For us it was fun – for...
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Kings Sconce, Newark on Trent
https://youtu.be/S12gxFqygk8 The King’s Sconce was an earthwork built to protect the approach north on the Fosse Way at the town of Newark on Trent. The town was a vital...
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Beaumaris Castle
https://youtu.be/sUqhtMM_-qs Sitting on the banks of the Menai Straits on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, this striking remnant of past Medieval times is a UNESCO World Heritage site...
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