Archaeologists Discover Footprints of 600 Prehistoric Houses in a Hillfort

Описание: Archaeologists working at the site of the Brusselstown Ring in Baltinglass, Ireland have discovered the footprints of more than 600 Prehistoric Roundhouses within and between its two enclosures. The discovery was made a few years ago using both ground-based and airborne surveys. Now, a team have carried out test excavations at the site to find out more. So far this is the largest prehistoric nucleated settlement to be found in Britain and Ireland. They also discovered some surprising features during this recent excavation work.

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00:00 Introducing the New Research
00:42 The Baltinglass Archaeological Landscape
01:55 Brusselstown Ring
06:25 Hillfort Types

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Brandherm D, Edwards C, Boutoille L, O’Driscoll J. Brusselstown Ring: a nucleated settlement agglomeration in prehistoric Ireland. Antiquity. Published online 2025:1-8. doi:10.15184/aqy.2025.10247

Online Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/

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Location of Brusselstown Ring888

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Location of Baltinglass, credit: O’Driscoll J., 2024.
Baltinglass cursus monuments, credit: O’Driscoll J., 2024.

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Maiden Castle ramparts, credit: Margaret Anne Clarke
Old Oswestry Hillfort, credit: Antiquary

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Badbury Rings hillfort, credit: Simaron
Stanwick Camp, credit: Kevin Waterhouse