Kenfig: The Town That Vanished | Time Team | Timeline

The town of Kenfig, built around a natural harbour 800 years ago, appears to have been a thriving commercial success but then it vanished, leaving just a few castle walls to mark its existence. Amazingly, the ruins of the town may still lie buried under the sand dunes that have covered the whole site since. Tony and the team look at the history of the town, how it disappeared and how the Welsh fought Anglo-Saxon settlers.
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[@TK-tcbk1]

I absolutely love Francis. He’s so enthusiastic even when the chips are down…He seems very kind, too, and always laughing. He’s a true treasure. ❤️

[@phoule76]

and a fine author

[@bethbartlett5692]

Stewart always finds the details and often the "missing links". He's an Archaeology Hero.

[@adamsjerome1839]

The banter between Phil and Ian ( the JCB operator) is priceless. Ian has noticed many features that the diggers had not seen. The combination of a brilliant swing shovel operator with an acute observational skillset was underrated addition to Time Teams success.

[@bethhelminiak5063]

I wish they'd put the correct information in the description - This isn't Kenfig! That said, I absolutely ADORE this show!

[@thhseeking]

This isn't a "Timeline" documentary. It was made by Channel 4 years ago. Timeline probably stuffed it up.

[@ColdSiris]

I really really like Francis. His enthusiasm is infectious but at the same time he's not so bull headed that he won't admit when he's wrong or lept to the wrong conclusion. and Stuart is so vital to so many of these digs.

[@shendaraalshedir1933]

Love the new moving cgi they are using now- like showing Tony where he'd be working dropping the steel into the furnaces, cool!- Also, any episode with lots of Phil Harding is a great one, his patience & his humour about things is priceless!! 👍😃🇨🇦☘️⚒️🏺📜🗝️

[@darreno9874]

Com on time line get your act together and give us the right episode!!!

[@Zenas521]

I thought I was going to lean about Kenfig, but instead I learn about a iron works on the river Tyne at Newcastle. You may want to revise the title and description, otherwise people might relies that you really are diffed as Baldric.

[@amandapittar9398]

Like the Gallic Cap Tony. I just love Time Team. Saved my sanity many a time when dealing with teenagers.... an oasis of calm & order. 🌝 I’m always astonished how the landscape changes and how radically, even in a generation. Time Team brings history alive and interesting. They are worth their weight in gold just for that.

[@nealsotn1865]

Mis-labelled Episode: This is actually S18-E05 HD Furnace in the Forest- Derwentcote County Durham

[@rjames202]

I'm a history buff from the states. I love this and Absolute History and Timeline. Thank you!

[@athopi]

One of the best yet! I hope that region spends the time and money to clear that area and uncover all they can. Would be nice to visit and learn more about it.

[@The-three-eyed-Prophet]

one of my favorite episodes...

[@lb4937]

All they ever really need to do is to ask Stewart what he thinks. He is usually miles ahead of everyone else, usually right and, unfortunately, usually ignored.

[@misterrickschannel2238]

This is a great episode...but I sure would like to see the one that goes with the title that led me here.

[@ianscott9396]

Agreed lol

[@angelwhispers2060]

@@WombleyWomberly thanks

[@annazaman9657]

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[@ladymaiden2308]

This happens a lot

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[@daveminor1058]

Love u time team...Phil is the man. Oh tony rock on.

[@LauraTeAhoWhite]

Too bad its not being restored, it would be nice to see some restoration projects or even build a replica next to the original site.

[@shendaraalshedir1933]

Yeah, that WOULD be cool! Nice idea! 👍🤝😃🇨🇦☘️

[@davetedder8196]

Are you offering to fund that project?

[@maryscobell1293]

We

[@jrmckim]

​@@davetedder8196that's what English Heritage is for... the money that goes to the royal family should go to the upkeep of these sites.

[@marydineen1669]

Wow, you all make history so very interesting and fun! Well done! Thank you and stay safe.

[@TorvusVae]

"Steel is a much purer form of iron" What? No it isn't, it's an alloy of iron and carbon. If anything steel is less pure

[@RubenKelevra]

Well, I think what they meant is that previously high carbon steel was readily available, and with rediscovered furnace techniques they are now able to do low carbon steel of consistent quality - like they're used to around 2000 years ago already. So when you compare cast iron to steel, steel is much more pure than cast iron.

[@TorvusVae]

@@RubenKelevra Your explanation is great, and makes perfect sense, however, It's still incorrect as stated in the show, since they don't include those details. They just state that steel is a purer form of iron, which is wrong on its face.

[@RubenKelevra]

@@TorvusVae yeah, I think he just forgot the word 'cast'. But the show is so cringe I couldn't watch it through... give me a timestamp and I have a look what he actually wanted to express :)

[@kiiro3336]

Iron Ore vs Steel Alloy. Oxford Dictionary vs The Various Vernacular of The UK. Visual Context vs Persnickety. Wanting to be understood vs Just Making Noise. :)

[@cleeks5549]

@@RubenKelevra I'm sorry you think Time Team is "cringe"? 1. Why are you here and 2. What are you talking

[@adrianadacula4961]

Wow great and interesting history and more episodes and detailed👍👍

[@daehawk9585]

I had put this on the back burner for a while thinking it would not be as interesting as the much old sites. But it was very entertaining after all and interesting.

[@MicaRayan]

Wow in Durham(?)... shame.. , if those buildings remain and not ruins instead, the architecture must be something to behold for

[@tecumsehcristero]

Steel is NOT "a purer form of iron" that statement is just insane. Steel is iron + carbon.

[@kevincorsentino1121]

Real name? Cool, either way.

[@basstrammel1322]

@@UncommonSense-wm5fd He ment to say "better", I assume? Not a bad mistake to happen to a commoner. OP should calm down before he comments.

[@joshschneider9766]

He's a knight commander of the order of the British empire. he is absolutely not a commoner. Utterly wrong about steel, but one of the highest ranking knights in the empire.

[@EventHorizon3.14]

Have you watched the black adder

[@TravisBrady-wn8fr]

There aren't any bad episodes. I have enjoyed them all.

[@rutlegs]

Such a great show!

[@zorbzys1457]

whoever sees this, have a great day or night and stay safe! 😊❤️

[@coldsun5495]

Thanks you too

[@trottyong]

This made my day! Thank you, i hope you have a great safe day as well!

[@MissKristiLee]

You too! Drink water! Take care

[@shendaraalshedir1933]

Dear Shelbae_TheQueen: You speak with the heart of a queen who cares about her people. 👍 May many good wishes come back to you!!😃 🤝🌈🐾🇨🇦☘️

[@raeburn1277]

Thank you. Back atcha!

[@reshaalbao7037]

Nice to have a peek from the past 😉

[@ewaryst7797]

These blokes are absolutely marvellous! But I miss the cookout part, where is the meal of an average ironworks employee?

[@pedenmk]

I like the accents these chaps use. Good program m8

[@HiImKen-re8pu]

This video doesn’t match the description. It’s a previously shown video.

[@Cannibaltron]

It’s unbelievable how much soil erosion has invaded those structures!

[@outinthesticks1035]

Where I live it was mostly sand when my parents moved in , in 64 . Now it has 4-6" of black top soil . It isn't just erosion and wind drift that builds up soil levels

[@00BillyTorontoBill]

stewart...lol... figures out the site in 10mins. So they send him off to find where a picture was taken from....lmao.

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

thank you

[@kathleenbemis9676]

Awesome dig site.

[@52ponybike]

I love these people!

[@sarahalvarado6333]

Interesting story 🤩

[@rosiya189]

‘Francis has gone mad’ -Rob 🤞🏻 ‘graphite flakes’ -Francis

[@mercedes523]

Hey!!!! It’s Abraham Lincoln standing on a bridge far far away!! lol 😂

[@mescko]

So what did they use to introduce the carbon into the iron? Charcoal? Simply heating the cast iron with the charcoal?

[@coldsun5495]

Do these guys dig every Tuesday. Lol

[@Glassgirl2009]

This video is titled wrong, as it should be: Series 18 Episode 5 - "The Furnace In The Forest"

[@glendamears3618]

I'm in the sister city of Newcastle NSW in Aus. We too have steelworks.

[@LibertarianUSA1982]

interesting

[@craigrobson4513]

Kenfig...........................season 19 episode 8..................good luck

[@ebybeehoney]

This is the second episode in a row that I've watched, that is not what goes with the title and description - are they all like this? Why?

[@googiegress7459]

And at the end, if you win, you'll take home five of the most archaeological things!

[@rhythmictiger]

Is this the same Derwyn from the old song Pais Dinogad?

[@soccerchamp0511]

What the heck? This video doesn't go with the title and description at all. Where is the Kenfig video?!?

[@donnerschwein]

non sensational, yet thorough. Wish they would scrap their 3 days time rule.

[@Padraigan13]

I'm sure they would like that as well but they all have jobs to go to.

[@JenaEmerald]

Me too!

[@angrypug9841]

Why is there a 3day rule. Seems like they would do there best with 1 full week

[@Padraigan13]

@@angrypug9841 Because they all have other jobs as mentioned above.

[@Skyfire_The_Goth]

@@angrypug9841 Everyone involved in the series have regular archaeological careers, Phil teaches and leads digs for Wessex Archaeology, even today in his 70s. Mick was working with Bristol Uni. for most of the shows run, after he left Bristol he was still active in a lot of archaeological digs and studies till the day he died. Carenza worked for various universities and archaeological societies and trusts over the course of her time on the show. You will find similar stories for all of the people involved with the show. They could only spare the time for a few days of exploratory excavations. On top of that there is also the funding for the show, the production company simply can not afford the costs to have more than an exploratory excavation of a few days to see what is there, several of the sites on time team did get full excavations later.

[@zahria]

Steel is not a " much purer form of Iron". Steel is Iron enriched with Carbon.

[@dariustiapula]

So. The British are the steel masters of this era instead of Germany.

[@chrisbassett8996]

You have got to think, how did they figure out they could make metal in the first place

[@thhseeking]

It's not a Timeline doco. They were made by Channel 4 years ago.

[@jrmckim]

Here i am thinking they are uncovering a town called kenfig as they look for the ironworks.

[@Redemtor62]

I miss Blackadder

[@MarkBuckleyNapa]

Søren Bech Jensen I would love to see either a reboot of Blackadder or perhaps a version where they are 35 years older than the 80s incantation. All are still funny and alive. I think it would be fantastic.

[@jasonarcher7268]

This pumps work a lot better if you prime them......

[@FrancesWeyr]

It looks like Phil should have brought his scuba gear for this one

[@chijohnaok]

Good video but downvote for the title not matching the actual episode.

[@terranempire2]

This show description and title is wrong... Surprise not the first time

[@cynthiafisher3392]

What is the big rush?

[@angusgow1887]

Smelting first used by Vikings in Russia ........

[@Joekidd1961]

Why is Michael Caine on the Thumbnail?

[@trollmeistergeneral3467]

Robinson, the term is NOT "all hands to the deck." It is "all hands ON deck."

[@bitsnpieces11]

One of the things I like about this show is the different ways of saying things, keeps me on my toes working it out, with some people not sure how to say it and others are right I'm just not familiar.

[@annika_panicka]

@@bitsnpieces11 Don't humor a self-proclaimed troll, even if he is right. The expression is "all hands on deck", but "all hands to the pump" is also said. Anyone who berates Sir Tony Robinson over a moment of confusion over two little words (insignificant in this case) is not worthy of your faith in humanity or the benefit of the doubt.

[@user-eq8tv1fz9v]

46:10～

[@cathythoman]

Anyone find the book by angus stein.

[@leslyeglover2761]

Wrong title. Not Kenfig.

[@redpanda9659]

#TIMETEAMIN2020S

[@alantorrance6153]

At 6:45 a gross error of fact. "Steel is a much purer form of iron". NO IT IS NOT. Iron is the element. That is where "purity" comes from in steel making. Steel is an alloy of iron, always containing some carbon and other metals depending on what the steel is wanted for. The simplest steels are iron (Fe) alloyed with carbon (C) (about 0.1% to 1%, depending on type). Additional elements are what give the steel its strength and ability to take a lasting "edge". GET IT RIGHT, CHAPS! For a simple look, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alloy_steel

[@stephenkunst7550]

1. I am confused, Why are they using the name Time Team? Is this a new episode or something newly fabricated to mimic Time Team? 2. Why do they let the idea that steel is a more purified iron continue????? The different forms of steel, are all due to increasing the amount of carbon, to iron. Up to 1%., Not sure how more "cooking" will change it from iron to steel.

[@alexd5028]

It is the wrong title, this is Time Team Season 18 Episode 5: Derwentcote, County Durham

[@functio1]

Oh god, I'm glad Dan 'Nepotism' Snow wasn't actually in this episode.

[@HooptieWagon]

The title and description are different than the video. Sloppy work, guys.

[@yogibear4682]

Great programme, spolit by the self advertising clown in the first 35 seconds.

[@elizabethschaeffer9543]

So right!

[@reverendbarker650]

Why is this episode misnamed and about a completely different place altogether and why , after 3 years, has the blatant stuff up never been corrected ?

[@benediktmorak4409]

nice to see comments from all those - experts- here on the clip... they most probably als know how to get milk from a bird...( and there IS a real story behind that...)

[@phoule76]

I love Francis's mega-trenches.

[@samikirk05]

When did "artifact" become "archaeology"? (I'm old .... humour me 😊)

[@4MyThoughts]

I love the Time Team, a pity the egotistical Timeline presenter introduces it.

[@dorothykiehne4135]

He’s so annoying, what’s the reason he’s on TimeTeam?

[@4MyThoughts]

@@dorothykiehne4135 I think he has collected history related shows, and wants to take ownership of, and present them under the title of "Timeline"

[@bruceconnolly3981]

V

[@RubenKelevra]

3:18 "it's incredible complicated" - shows three and a half buildings on a map. Cringe

[@rafaeltorres4728]

Ruben Kelevra I did read your comment in the exact moment he said that. Funny. I didn’t click on the time tag

[@RubenKelevra]

@@rafaeltorres4728 did you had the same thought on this map?

[@rafaeltorres4728]

Ruben Kelevra I didn’t pay too much attention on the map actually. Kkkkk

[@Ka9radio_Mobile9]

One of the great privileges of paying the big bucks for You Tube Premium is that you no longer have to see adds, and to compensate the you tuber, You Tube gives back lost revenue to you! so It not fair that you are double dipping!

[@odinbacha4167]

Or you just install Adblock for free on your computer.

[@donjarrett9485]

Dam I thought we were going to have a town that all the people just vanished,and a good ole mystery and we end up a dam old furnace,don't turn into a cheap way to get people to turn you on.fire your producers.

[@em1osmurf]

clickbait.

[@Adalwolf17]

Would be nice if video was what the title says it is. downvoted

[@daisycocoa2557]

The forest had more value than the human garbage underneath

[@AdamBechtol]

lol

[@buddylight2191]

Phil needs a haircut.

[@johnmoss6631]

You need to mind your own business.

[@lizzy66125]

just to add there are comments here of flixzone,these are bots and it is a scam.