Burrough Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire is the site of an iron age fort. The earthworks are still quite impressive and the views of Leicestershire are superb. [Brian Negus, April 16, 2010]
Posted on 06/30/2011 4:48:50 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
An ancient Leicestershire hillfort will reveal some of its historic secrets over the next month, as archaeologists from the University of Leicester welcome the public to visit the second season of major excavation of the site.
Situated on the Jurassic scarp with commanding views of the surrounding countryside, Burrough Hill near Melton Mowbray is one of the most striking and frequently visited prehistoric monuments in central Britain.
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Trenches dug within the fort last summer revealed part of its stone defences, along with a cobbled road, a massive timber gateway and a 'guard' chamber built into the entrance rampart. This room remarkably still had surviving Iron Age floors, complete with its hearths an incredibly rare find.
The most surprising discovery so far is evidence of a further large Iron Age settlement just outside the hillfort that was discovered by geophysical survey, suggesting that the hillfort community may have been even larger than thought.
This year the team is revisiting the massive eastern entrance to expose the remainder of the chamber and reveal clues as to what it was used for. Another area will target several roundhouses in the settlement outside in order to find out when and why so many people lived here.
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Burrough Hill, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire is the site of an iron age fort. The earthworks are still quite impressive and the views of Leicestershire are superb. [Brian Negus, April 16, 2010]
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Cool. I love Brit history.
But they need to find an ancient flying saucer.
Melton Mowbray ? Isn’t that a Harry Potty character ?
Wonderful. Celtic romantic history.
Hey, those “hillforts” are suspiciously round and domelike...
I think you meant Potty Hatter, but that would be in Cheshire.
Didn't Quartermass already do that?
:-)
No, but it is the place to get some of the best Brit meat pies if you like that sort of thing and enjoy eyelids and lips in a ‘rich’ jelly.
Eyelids in jelly. Yum. Wouldn’t miss that for all the tea in Earl Grey.
Melton Mowbray pork pies are absolutely fantastic
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