What Archaeological Secrets Is Drumlanrig Castle Hiding? | Time Team | Odyssey

Twenty years ago, during a particularly dry summer, parch marks revealed what seemed to be a huge Roman fort a few hundred metres from the Duke of Buccleuch's extraordinarily grand house, Drumlanrig Castle, in Dumfries. The discovery lay untouched until Time Team took on the challenge to investigate it further.

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[barbarawangerud]

I have spent many years as an armchair archaeologist enjoying Time Team. Thanks for bringing these back!

[mcburcke]

These shows are just amazing...good to know they're all going to be seen again! The whole Time Team series is just an iconic example of how to popularize a scientific discipline in an entertaining and educational manner. This fort site is such a pristine example, I hope it attracts full-scale excavation in the future.

[SNP-]

Victor is such a brilliant artist, he conjoured up such excellent artwork on the spur of the moment, anything from fantastic pictures of 2nd century Roman auxiliary soldiers, as in this episode, to wonderful drawings of Roman forts, villas and towns.

[pingpong]

Given that the stated principles of the purpose of the TV was to educate and entertain I would say that Time Team was one of the few to do both and all better than most other shows. Today you would struggle to create a team of such diverse and wonderful characters as these were.

[markdicker]

After a stressful day time team has always been been a go to stress buster .

[AAD]

I'm impressed that that horse just kept on running! The sound didn't seem to bother him!

[shri]

Geophys really did an amazing job at this particular site…EDIT: that dragon standard was really well thought out…I can totally see it giving it a more imposing character to an approaching Roman cavalry….loved that experimental piece…

[calvingrondahl]

Tony, brilliant introductions every time, he grabs the viewers attention right off and into the mystery we go. Tough going sometimes but they stick with it.

[jodyshepard]

I'm watching Time Team all over again. They never get old. Wish I could work with many of the folks: such great end entertainment and information! Many thanks.

[jesikebiking]

I'm glad to see Tony, Phil and the rest of the original crew which makes the videos interesting

[patrickwentz]

Wow a Roman Fort near a later castle! I guess key terrain never changes.

[baskervillebee]

Love each of these programs. Used to want to be an archeologist, but see now that I didn't have the physical stamina to shovel day after day.

[Patrick_Cooper]

What I am amazed by, is seeing the drawings and stuff they create on this show. They are just like the game Assassins' Creed Origins. The Egyptian countryside is beautifully rendered in the game, and many of the buildings look just like this one...

[paulapridy]

Still loving all these episodes after all these years❤

[borderreiver]

love the banter between them means they respect each other....

[sherryeemery]

I love these programs. Geology was my uni major but I never finished, but I’m really interested in archaeology. Do you fill in all these digs when you are finished your exploration ?

[adamsjerome]

Not having a single artistic atom in my body I am in awe of blessed people like Victor, metal workers, stone masons.

[cdd]

I live in the desert and I teared up a little watching all that beautiful green grass being dug up- LOL! I LOVE TT for many reasons; the beautiful UK Countryside being just one!

[jeffprice]

Can Odyssey please provide the original episode Identificaiton? I don't think I have seen this episode before. Thanks so much for making these available.

[penguinista]

Even though it was never attacked, the fort could still serve a very useful function: soldiers could rest there in safety. If there was no impregnable structure, they would have been under constant attack.