Is There A 2,000-Year-Old Tower Buried Under A Hill In Scotland? | Time Team

[@nevillemignot1681]

I love these episodes were Mick and Tony always have a cuppa and a chat, no matter how foul the weather is at the time!!

[@kmac9748]

Great work TT, It's a tough job, but someones got to do it ! The discussion about the Broch being a haven from the vagaries of the Scottish weather was of great interest, and brought to mind the huge numbers of large tower-like structures in outback northern Australia, some in excess of 8 metres tall, that also use internal passages and levels to regulate temperature and humidity in what is, a generally dry arid climate. A climate where temperatures can range from 0 - 45 degrees C. In these towers a fairly constant temperature and humidity is maintained by opening access to the outside by opening or closing vents in the upper portions of the tower, thus creating sufficient airflow to stabilise the internal climate, and protect the inhabitants, I refer to our giant termite mounds. Our long dead ancestors were nothing if not observant, and would have been well aware of airflow within structures and could have developed such a technology over a several generations.

[@john9982]

Mick and Tony's 10sec discussion having tea in a downpour about a Med. Holiday vs what they were in at the moment, was PRICELESS!!!! I wait for those moments in every and all the episodes I watch. Love your show from Pennsylvania, USA.

[@cuisinierMB]

Especially Tonis comment in that situation... "in the British sun..." 🤣

[@karenglenn6707]

It’s just another reason to miss Mick Aston!! Such a character and so well loved by many.

[@heenanyou]

That tea was not in paper cups either. That impressed me.

[@sharonwhiteley6510]

Anyone reading the OUTLANDER series would be familiar with a broch. Phil is like a bulldog and never gives up till the very end.

[@TheGramophoneGirl]

Peak Time Team ❤ I love ALL Time Team, but these presenters where the pinnacle of Time Team-ness. Love it.

[@bsvenss2]

Totally agree. 👍

[@thhseeking]

I've always loved th interaction between the members..."That ain't much of a tool, Ian", "I've heard that" :P

[@kathleenbradley7142]

omg this was the first Time Team i watched years ago when i stumbled across it randomly. Now i'm obsessed with Time Team and watching all episodes from start to finish. Cool to watch this again in context now i've seen all the others

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

As the Broch collapsed into ruin over the centuries I'm sure the locals viewed it as a source of construction materiel and that is why TT hit the foundation immediately. Majority of the stone has been carted off. I'm sure it all got covered up after day 3 but this entire site deserves further investigation!

[@Sinsteel]

I'd be shocked if they'd dug in and discovered the top of the tower, I think it makes sense that they found the base at ground level. Also agreed that good bits of stone will always be carried off and used, and you might even find some in walls and buildings around the area.

[@annfahy9089]

Wish youd get longer than3days😊

[@ericwilliams1659]

I have never understood the short time limitation they normally have. Day when they should have years, if not decades.

[@UPGardenr]

@@ericwilliams1659 MONEY

[@GelthWalker1]

​@ericwilliams1659 someone posted ages ago on another video it's done that way from Friday to Sunday due to the team having normal jobs during the weekday so could only manage to get a 3 day work schedule to do it all in, to help explore what's there for other teams to come in later and do the full scale exploration if needed

[@ktswandering]

Hard graft.....seemingly very worth it. Awesome!

[@trishplanck9776]

I love the places that Time Team take us to and the stories in those places, but I get the biggest kick out of the banter between the team members.😂

[@luck112a]

Excellent show. Don't think enough has been said for Bridget's contributions. Cheers young lady!

[@gusgone4527]

I second that and she did it beautifully too. Despite all the mud.

[@Sinsteel]

I dunno, I think she does her job just like everyone else. Is it because she's a young woman?

[@gusgone4527]

@@Sinsteel Of course it is! Brains and beauty are a very successful combination. Look at Alice Roberts, do you think her looks had nothing to do with her success. Welcome to the unchanging real world. Definition of a feminist. A woman who fails to understand, that what she thinks are her greatest weaknesses are actually her greatest strengths. Mother natures gift.

[@karenglenn6707]

I have always felt the same about Raksha. Always cheerful and such a hard worker. Smart woman tooo!

[@sooky2253]

So nice to see the old Time Team!! So much of interest to see of our history and so little time.

[@johnbarron4027]

I always loved Time Team!

[@DT-ep3lz]

I'll say it again. Tony is an international treasure, along with the rest of the team.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks so much for posting.

[@fredflintstoner596]

Mrs Richards: "I paid for a room with a view!" Basil: (pointing to the lovely view) "That is Torquay, Madam ." Mrs Richards: "It's not good enough!" Basil: "May I ask what you were expecting to see out of a Torquay hotel bedroom window? Sydney Opera House, perhaps? the Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically past?..." Mrs Richards: "Don't be silly! I expect to be able to see the sea !" Basil: "You can see the sea, it's over there between the land and the sky." Mrs Richards: "I'm not satisfied. But I shall stay. But I expect a reduction." Basil: "Why?! Because Krakatoa's not erupting at the moment?"

[@tomblount5635]

As a visitor and with family history there, I love the UK. I particularly enjoyed my visit to Scotland. Such a beautiful place and wonderful people.

[@TheShootist]

too bad Scotland can't made a go of it as an independent state. the budget is a tsunami of red ink

[@numerian4516]

My dream vacation. A month through Ireland and Scotland. The rest of America can have the hot tropical places. Living in Oklahoma, US is hot enough for me.

[@raibeartthehairypict4696]

I actually worked in Applecross in the mid eighties. Beautiful place. That single track road was a bit hairy in the works van right enough.

[@Timbolus97]

If you plant a tree on top of it, it becomes a Brocholi

[@jerremiller5542]

😆😆😆

[@jillholder1868]

🤣😂🤣

[@CostaWanti]

Broccoli😉

[@ashleydixon8671]

😅😅😅😅

[@TimmiTification]

Stay in school chap.

[@borderreiver3288]

spent many happy hours at Applecross when I lived in Scotland...loved driving over the pass.....

[@margaretlumley1648]

Beautiful video! 😍 Thank you 😊

[@Sk8Bettty]

There’s so much information in these shows and it’s so entertaining , I must’ve watched this one ten times and it’s not boring. This gang of folks made the best tv program/series ever aired. ❤ Ty rhona lockup for letting me discover Time Team!

[@Moorendnjc]

Loved the episode! Beautiful scenery and the Team being awesome as ever. Also: Seeing them moving those boulders.. try building a pyramid with 10 ton blocks... some 2000 years earlier... :-D

[@fieldagentryan]

we have whats called round towers at templar monastic sites but - shh . dont tell the queen from germany she hates us irish and our culture - epstein being a preferable tribe of the jewish cult tribe to toodle pip along with ... and tolkien had towers did he not ? ancient tower found in Derry as well - got sold to the locals as a kiln for years .. turn out to have been around tower ..

[@bigdog3204]

I can see you still. hahaha Good software

[@mrben6573]

I always wondered if the Broch, Irish Round Tower, and Nuraghe had a common ancestor. They all employ a conical self-stabilizing shape that's allowed them to last essentially for eternity. They might look pretty different, but I think there are similarities between all of them, maybe not just in structure but also in purpose.

[@Quacklebush]

What are some of the similarities between a Broch and a Nuraghe?

[@mikedsjr]

Cool. I would love to see a video of people trying to build a brock like the iron age workers would do it.

[@amandadonegan2137]

I want to live in one 😎

[@jeffebdy]

There was a project a few years ago where they were attempting that very thing, or at least raising funds for it. Can't remember the name, possibly "operation broch". I'm sure it's still on KZbin

[@masterdrewanthony]

I fecking love this show

[@Orcrez]

kzbin.info

[@Orcrez]

And they are coming back!!! September they are filming another new dig!!!!!!

[@williamjeffersonclinton69]

That poor guy trying to use a hand saw. They needed to find Phil some flint. He would of knapped out an Ax in about 20 minutes that would of worked better.

[@jdarrell208]

Fascinating. Sounds as though many subsequent “three days to find out” digs are calling out to Time Team! :)

[@StarbucksMary]

"That ain't much of a tool" "I have heard that before!" lol I love them all

[@whosonfirst1309]

That whole part about camping and the British sun kills me every time.

[@flitsertheo]

Those 2 just sitting there under a roof casually sipping tea while everybody else is toiling away in the heavy rain, lifting heavy stones from the mud.

[@rccmrccrawlermods4517]

Wonderful video! Very informative.. Thanks! Subscribed

[@hixy4755]

A few years ago I visited Scotland and then I drove through Applecross! I was lucky and the weather was fine. Its beach really looked beautiful. However, it was a bit too cold to go swimming.

[@jorgegonzalez-larramendi5491]

i am cubanamerican i have been Shocked at the word "beach" applied to certain shores . am ok w "beach" now and realize i was lucky as a child. eisenhower(R)'s installation of soviet satrap fidel castro was monstruous. i will always wonder what stalin had on him...

[@michellemorgan3667]

😊

[@GGsInterests]

LOVE IT! Great finds and explanations. Thank you!

[@benjaminrush4443]

Just love these shows. Thanks.

[@jenniferlaurensmom]

Excellent as usual

[@briannaneff4717]

I loved this! It's amazing what can be discovered in only three days! Out of curiosity, do the archaeologists ever return to the site for further excavation after the filming?

[@caduceus68]

Sometimes there is followup work done by other archaeologists. Other times the sites are filled in for preservation's sake and possible future work. On at least one occasion, Time Team returned to one of the sites they worked previously for further work. Search for "Back to Turkdean".

[@miaherssens16]

Have you found the turkdean episodes

[@briannaneff4717]

@@miaherssens16 I saw them on here, but have yet to watch the second one I believe.

[@noelle3551]

There has been a Roman site they have returned to a further two times due to the enormity of it

[@UnitSe7en]

Also often the local archeological groups carry on, too. But if there is nobody to do continuing work, the sites are buried again. Being underground preserves them better than if many of these places were left open.

[@Motorrr]

Checck Mousa Broch (Shetland) for a proper visualization

[@bethbartlett5692]

Lots of Rock to maneuver to reach the design and read its original plan. It goes from hard, damp, and cold, to warm and inviting. Great job, Time Team. PS: There's more History to be discovered in Scotland, and I suspect, using the DNA, tracing back the varied influences not considered, like the Scythians, the Black Sea influence will shed more light on the Scottish Archaeology. We shall see.

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Nice video about fantastic activities of Archeological teams for finding proves materials in far last irony age in highly tower...this nice &enjoying video from excellent specific channel

[@j.b.4340]

@24:33, identify tiny glass objects by tapping them on your teeth, not by “tasting” them.

[@Hemidakota]

Thanks for this informative video!

[@AndrewJohnClive]

Bring back Time Team!!!❤🙏

[@rshutterbug47]

That Was Incredible, So Much Hard Work in So Little Time, GREAT JOB BY ALL, & IN Such Terrible Weather, There Should Be A BIG PLACK With Everyones Name on it Who Was Apart of It 👍👍👍👍👍

[@danore7066]

A Very Impressive Structure 🤔🤗🙌🏻❤💞

[@davidbrooks4294]

Seeing where that is after I did genealogy is amazing. Amazing anyone survived the area ,so I could have a genealogy. Definitely tough people settled the area . Must have of Pict relations from the north.

[@cyan1616]

One of my favorites 💓

[@amandadonegan2137]

Well, clearing stones from land to graze animals when you pull in to Shore on a Journey up or down the Coast, then building a shelter from them sounds good to me. Applecross is a perfectly positioned 'safe haven' from many of the Big Storms in that North Atlantic area, so for me its a Haven turned Port turned Settlement.......probably....😎

[@ronzombie6541]

It was thick with Picts till the weather turned but their ancestors are still there.

[@sarahstrong7174]

Thankyou for sharing.

[@doughobbs7706]

3 days of swamp dig and the Broch experts finally concede its a Broch...I think they were just having fun watching people in the rain 😆

[@elizabethshaw734]

Oh dear Mick may you be resting in the arms of the Lord. ❤️🙏

[@larryzigler6812]

I doubt it.

[@numerian4516]

@@larryzigler6812 Rude

[@larryzigler6812]

@@numerian4516 No, real

[@neutrongarbage]

Whether you're an atheist, religious, or agnostic, it's simply a nice thing to say about someone who has passed away. No need to try and stir up anything negative.

[@larryzigler6812]

@@neutrongarbage Unicorns ?

[@SindreGaaserod]

Such a great video!

[@suzannehaigh4281]

Cheeky beggars, I lived there for 14 years and not once did we have a "bad" summer, weeks and weeks of long hot days. Early compared to the rest of the UK, often starting the end of March

[@bruceklassen8261]

Stellar episode

[@justanotherbrickinthewall2843]

Time Team Classics (!)

[@bethbartlett5692]

27:14 A wise realization, the Ancients were far more intelligent, with Engineering and Architecture, than Modern Academics/Archaeologists routinely give them credit for. (These People could build Brochs for multiple purposes and Boats that sailed the Oceans. More than a Reed Canoe"). There's so much effort that went into the building of these they clearly provided for a safe haven, the King of the Clan and neighboring families could seek shelter from the Vikings. More understanding will come in time. Knowing the facts are emerging in spite of the years of Mainstream Academic's "19th Century Paradigm and Linear Timeline", is such a feeling of Freedom to Explore and Discover. Higher Mind is the value most important in Academia. This was in 2006.

[@nefertiti2009]

THANK YOU 🙂

[@YDuskyCricket]

This is my absolute favourite episode 😍!

[@karenglenn6707]

It’s one of my favourite too! Just fascinating!!

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@montydendron1]

Wonderful series.

[@suz4keeps]

Interesting, thanks

[@oldtimers6460]

Well done .

[@warriorinagarden70]

We stayed on this campsite a couple months ago. Im gutted I didn’t know about this first 😫

[@karenglenn6707]

Oh what a shame. This is an older episode, as Mick sadly passed away in 2013. Would have been exciting for you if you had known.

[@mikegrigg11]

Brill as always !!

[@Voiceinthewoods]

good work guys.

[@kevinrenn9123]

Some may find it frustrating but I love that they don't jump to conclusions on things not definitively proven. I'm so tired of reading about so called 'educated' people making inferences about history based on one isolated indeterminate finding that support their ideology or beliefs

[@cathyprice3573]

Beautiful

[@droddick2006]

I hope local organizations are able to take over each dig and get some thorough digs complete after these fun but always insufficient 3-day frolics.

[@flitsertheo]

The Time Team digs are - besides a well documented "recce" of the place also meant to raise interest and even funding to continue research.

[@alexvaraderey]

Quite a few years ago, they did a Time Team about 20 miles from where i live and a friend of mine worked for the local Archaeology Trust there. She told me afterwards - ''The 3-day thing is BS. They were there for over a week, dug up loads of things, did some TV interviews with local press, then buggered off, leaving us with 25,000 items to sort out''

[@baileyellison642]

I love how much of archeology is licking things. They knew it was a glass bead before even washing it off just by licking it! And then encouraged the whole lot around to do the same 😆

[@Derekmartin20]

Lol that so funny 🤣 😆 😂

[@phillipsmith4501]

Sunny olde Scotland so much history with the u.k. theirs a lot to be found cheers

[@Relativ9]

Baldrick sure has come a long way.

[@natesquestyouknowthatsrigh8269]

Amazing ❤

[@tullochgorum6323]

I'm sure that brochs had multiple uses, but I've seen many of the most complete examples and from top to bottom they display sophisticated defensive features. I've always felt that they were first and foremost a fortified refuge for the people and livestock and that the accommodation was a bonus. They were surely egregiously over-engineered if their primary use was as a shelter from the climate as some of the experts here seem to be hinting?

[@erikjrn4080]

In modern archeology, assuming military purposes is frowned on, in part because it has been done too often in the past, and in part because it limits what inferences they can make about economy, culture, and everyday life. It also "ignores" women, as military matters have almost always been almost exclusively the domain of men. It's absolutely amazing what mountains of evidence archeologists are willing to ignore, in order to assume non-military purposes. Three millennia from now, some archeologists are going to dig up a tank, and conclude that it was the ideal family vehicle, providing great traffic safety for dropping the kids off at school. They'll be writing papers on the cultural and religious significance of the forward pointing "ventilation shaft"; perhaps there were practical purposes, perhaps it was just a quirk of fashion, and perhaps it was used to wave good-bye when leaving, but, if viewed as a phallus symbol, that would indicate that child care (or, at least, dropping kids off at school) was considered a masculine domain. There will be animated discussions about whether the belts were purely a safety feature, providing good traction against the road, or indicate some degree of off-road use, which would prove scattered settlements, lacking proper road connections.

[@tullochgorum6323]

@@erikjrn4080 It's certainly true that male concerns and military concerns have been over-emphasised in archaeology and anthropology. Look at the way the gathering of the women was often ignored in favour of the hunting of the men - which in most cultures made a secondary contribution to the diet. But as you say - this new perspective breaks down if what you are looking at really is a weapon or a fortification... And for anyone who knows a little about medieval fortifications, there are half a dozen features of the broch that simply don't make sense unless they had an explicit defensive purpose. It doesn't mean that defence was their only role - but it does seem to be the primary role. Because as I wrote - if you simply wanted a functional home the broch is surely hugely over-engineered? As always in life, the middle path is the right path.

[@robertgallagher7734]

You keep.mentioning the power lines- I work for a local utility & we occasionally install temp insulated cover and provide spotters when other organizations work under or near our lines. If you revisit this site the local utility would probably help out with some advanced notice, especially for a little good press.

[@AlannahRyane]

As the saying goes follow the round towers find the path of the Mi!esians/Egyptian/Greeks/Gauls. They knew how to build efficiently with Stone and travel by sea.

[@marietteberndsen9587]

And the old mills in Portugal

[@davidbarrass]

the Nuraghe of Sardinia are incredibly similar, even down to the double walls with a stairway between them en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuraghe. But they stopped building them at least 500 years before Brochs were started, so the connection between them is not clear, it may just be that there are only certain techniques you can use with dry stone

[@Cheepchipsable]

@@davidbarrass More likely each civilisation discovered the merits on their own.

[@davidbarrass]

@@Cheepchipsableagreed, that's what I meant to say 🙂

[@zettemueller4540]

What is the drowning doom?

[@MG-bs5mr]

I miss this show 😔

[@suzannehaigh4281]

Clearance of fields is still going on in the Scottish Highlands. There are numerous brochs in the West of Scotland, some still standing or bases visible and I am sure many still hidden/ Western Scotland will be providing endless investigation sites for many years to come, it has hardly been touched yet. (and that is the way the few remaining locals would like it to stay)

[@Myrdden71]

You have to respect the professionals for not rushing to a conclusion. They did the work needed to confirm the structure's nature, and only then did they make a conclusive statement.

[@nathanielhinz4946]

Brochs are so cool

[@MrMonero]

Baldrick is a legend 🍻

[@pauls3204]

Remember folks , the weather most likely not as wet as this 2000 years ago Central Englandshire for example was known for grapes during the time the Romans ruled what is now Englandshire So it is very likely that when these brochs were constructed, the weather would have been more favourable

[@kencrerar7076]

Very true Paul , the weather during the early roman age was warmer especially on the English peninsula

[@cambec]

great episode. Has anyone rebuilt a broch from the condition this one was found it?

[@erictaylor5462]

I find it really hard to believe that these people did not have any sort of machine to help them lift these stones. It doesn't have to be a D-9 Cat. It could have been something made of wood and iron and rope that would have given them a mechanical advantage. These were not stupid people. They were as clever as people are today, and the most clever among them would have been watching their friends trying to lift these heavy stones and thought there must be a better way. They surely understood things live levers and block and tackle. Ways to get a mechanical advantage. These are things that could be discovered by accident then tried to a better advantage.

[@tymanung6382]

The builder of FL US Coral Castle wrote a book where he said that he used Egypt Ian technique--- temporary magnetization of non iron objects to easily lift and move heavy stones. (KZbin videos?)

[@componenx]

@@tymanung6382 Sorry, while many materials (and frogs!) can show a reaction to extremely strong magnetic fields, the effect is so weak that it's difficult to observe. There is NO "temporary magnetization" of say, non-ferrous stone, that would give any aid in lifting heavy objects. The pyramids didn't fly either...

[@rexterrocks]

Time team used to be great with MIck Aston. It was the highlight of my Sunday afternoon. Then when he got replaced it got really dumbed down and lost it's magic.We need more archaeological programmes on TV.

[@busking6292]

I think Mick died

[@wildliferox2]

@@busking6292 24th June 2013

[@sarahstrong7174]

@@wildliferox2 R.I.P.

[@RKHageman]

He didn’t get replaced. The series ended. Francis Pryor and Neil Holbrook took turns as acting site director in the last season 20.

[@karenglenn6707]

@@RKHageman Mick chose to leave. He wasn’t happy with the direction that the show was going after moving to another channel. He stated that the show was being dumbed down and did not want to be involved any further. And he was right really, the show was never the same.

[@stephengardiner9867]

Ok, how many times has Tony stated that he is "frustrated" in the entire lifespan of Time Team?

[@BrianSmith-gp9xr]

That whole area is a very desirable place to live for a long time.

[@wolin289]

Those guys are good. It looked just like a hill full of rocks to me.

[@letthedeedshaw7541]

I would like to learn more about the picts

[@urbanurchin5930]

.....the Romans claimed that they ate their children.....of course, Romans claimed the same thing about the Carthaginians as well......

[@deborahparham3783]

​@@urbanurchin5930Romans frequently bad mouthed the people they were terrified of.

[@freshsgamesstrikes366]

OK OK OK. Fine. I finally clicked this video. I’ve been seeing this is my recommended MILLIONS OF TIMES

[@Phiyedough]

When they started it looked like a pile of random rocks and when they finished it looked (to me) like a pile of random rocks!

[@erictaylor5462]

32:50 It would be amazing to know what the people who built this tower would think of this video. Of course they wouldn't understand a word these people are saying, not with those thick accents! What language would they have been actually speaking? Gaelic? Or would this have predated Gaelic?

[@JaredOnAir]

Its funny how right now humans are the biggest we have ever been, but there's historical stuff like this that proves that those people back in the day were way stronger than we currently are even with the size difference

[@customsmithmfg4377]

I think it was used to store grain. and keep it dry. that is why it was so important - as well the people. but mostly to store food for winter.

[@georgehebdon2756]

I really enjoy watching T T, the newest T,T, just has something missing from it, maybe it's the presentation it just doesn't feel right. Sorry.❤️

[@jgreen5820]

This was a great team and so much better than the current team.

[@RKHageman]

Most of the current team IS the original team… LOL

[@stuffbywoody5497]

My heritage is from all over Europe. North, South, East and West. To the furthest reaches of Europe in each direction. But the second largest portion of my heritage is Scottish, which is also my family namesake's origin. I have traced my Scottish heritage back to the late 1100's to the early 1200's. Thomas Dicson (Dickson) (he fought against the British alongside William Wallace and Robert The Bruce) Baron De Symoudstun and Castellan of Castle Douglas, Son of Richard Kieth, Son of Hervey De Kieth Great Earl Marischal of Scotland. Don't mess with the Picts.

[@tdpay9015]

Best part was the dour skeptical brochologists becoming more enthusiastic as the days went on.

[@Kardashev1]

Great episode.

[@domenicozagari2443]

There are some in Sardinia too. It could have been a light house to attract merchants.

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

More likely as defense from sea-raiders It could have served many purposes but think defense and refuge. Sea Raiders had plied these waters back into the bronze age and liked to take slaves

[@domenicozagari2443]

@@intractablemaskvpmGy Yes, kidnappers of white woman's for slaves was real.

[@davidjones535]

Be it ever so humble there's no place like home .

[@angrybird9925]

GEO PHYS is the name and GEO PHYS is the game

[@HumanzeeTamer]

It would take a long time and a lot of work to build a structure like that, I wonder what happened to it, that was a great idea or invention.

[@amandadonegan2137]

I imagine it was torn down by invading forces....possibly as late as the Reformation period when Henry Vlll tore down Catholic Buildings....then the good stone taken and used for other buildings... It happens a lot in History...