The Lost Castle Of Dunrum: Norman Empire Remains | Time Team | Timeline

Tony and the Team search for the remains of a renegade knight's Norman castle in one of Northern Ireland's most picturesque spots.
King John sent John de Courcy to Ireland in 1170 as part of his invasion force, but de Courcy rebelled against his king's orders, instead establishing his own small kingdom and building a fine castle to defend it. King John refused to tolerate his disobedience and sent the loyal Hugh de Lacy across the Irish Sea to defeat him.
De Courcy's castle was rebuilt, and much of its replacement is still standing. But the experts are convinced that some of what remains dates from de Courcy's time, and the archaeologists set out to find the lost structures.
As they survey and dig within the huge castle walls, the Team are in for a big surprise. It seems the site was occupied by tribal chiefs for many centuries before anyone had even heard of the Normans...
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I was seriously injured in April 2016. I had cabin fever so bad. I came across Time Team on KZbin. This person's channel had every Time Team episode. It rescued me.

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Like so many of you, I have been watching most of these gentlemen on various tv shows for many years. This is the first time I have encountered Time Team. I love their enthusiasm! Not only the Sr. archaeologists, but the entire team. Their excitment is contagious. They are funny. Very refreshing to find a production such as this in this genre that is not stuffy in the slightest bit. Love these guys. Love the find!

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Marla Mathews Me too!🥰

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Definitely most definitely

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Easy to get hooked...beware!!!

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​@@juliechi6166 The next thing you know, you're watching ANYTHING with the Time Team members in it.

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At nearly 79 I regret my age for only one reason: I'd like to go up and down lumps, bumps, heights and lows the way Sir Tony still does!

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Never too late!! ❤

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@@ellenmarch3095 , ONLY if I can be assured that there is no other person present ...

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@@TRC2002 With the past year's Covid, and the general situation in my country (one no longer goes for a walk alone) I have to confess that I haven't kept up an exercise regime.

[@joshschneider9766]

Tony's actually been retired in Spain since 2018

[@SigEpBlue]

11:35 Paul's ability to pick up a piece of pottery and almost instantly date it, tell you where it was made, and how it came to be there, is simply amazing to me.

[@juliechi6166]

He is amazing.

[@kcsunshine4008]

While I’m not saying Paul Blinkhorn doesn’t know his specialisation, scenes on TT can be deceiving. He may have seen sherds of pottery before filming it and had time to think, remember or double check in his reference materials. Apart from that, I’m sure he has incredible knowledge.

[@nevillemignot1681]

@@kcsunshine4008 Paul is indeed good, and because he is a St Helens Rugby League fan i think it makes him a little bit better!!

[@denniscleary7580]

Castles are amazing and beautiful to behold.

[@belle16117]

We visited Dundrom Castle 4 times during our visit to Northern Ireland. Amazing place!

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I need Time Team: The Musical to be a thing please and thank you

[@justanotherbrickinthewall2843]

I don't think I've seen this episode before 🙂 Keep 'em coming @Timeline 👍🏻

[@prostagma]

Makes you wonder how many secrets the earth hides from us , so many things get lost in time, very interesting episode! Archaeologist are truly amazing people! :)

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Love it! Don't think I've seen this episode before! Please post more Time Team!👍🏼

[@joshschneider9766]

Search for time team here. Several uploaders have put up the entire twenty seasons. Plus "time team official" has the vids for the two new crowd funded digs and a bunch of interviews

[@jerrygardner2968]

This is a great episode. I miss Mick but Francis is doing it proud.

[@joshschneider9766]

Was. The series ended in 2013 shortly after micks death. Francis passed away shortly after.

[@ladyfaith9347]

@@joshschneider9766 Francis is still alive, he’s 77

[@aeking29]

I love how jolly they are!

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I first found Timeteam just 6 months ago. Had never heard of the show before. I felt lucky today to find an episode I haven't seen. Love all the guys and gals on the show! RIP Mick! Kelly/Indiana

[@Dovietail]

I just love Raksha. She is so fresh and patient with the old geezers.

[@rickjohnson6347]

And she's hot

[@bosse641]

That was a very enjoyable and interesting and fun episode.

[@coreygrua3271]

The Irish in me now knows more about itself. How I love these efforts to understand!

[@duibhiruimaolmmhauid9039]

You did not learn about Ireland`s history in school ?

[@callmemonkh9020]

One of my Top Three Fav Episodes.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@caffeinated24x7]

I have great videos from this place I visited in June 2017. Loved it.

[@kingbrianboru4188]

@Leigh Barry this is northen ireland pal

[@caffeinated24x7]

Leigh Barry Northern Ireland, not Scotland

[@kingbrianboru4188]

@Leigh Barry well thanks for the smart attitude , perhaps your hubby aint performing right so you vent yourself here on the net

[@caffeinated24x7]

Leigh Barry thank you for the clarification!

[@caffeinated24x7]

Leigh Barry btw, there is a Michelin star restaurant at the bottom of the hill from the castle. It’s was fantastic to eat at.

[@anthonymarkhansen5929]

So informative, amazing

[@daveshrum1749]

The first thing to do when you're attacked by a knight on Horseback is kill the horse. With the Normans being heavily armored once they're on foot if the Irish could stay alive long enough they could wear them out and exhaust them. I love time team documentaries.

[@JacobafJelling]

No. Horses were expensive. Much more valuable if captured

[@fleadoggreen9062]

I’d hate to be in that predicament!

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

Better to just wound them. A panicking horse is better. Keep distance, the point of armour is to protect you while you get to your target fast. You seriously can sprint and do acrobatics in full plate.

[@daveshrum1749]

@@LadyLexyStarwatcher true but all things being equal a lightly armored man will still be faster more agile and will definitely last longer endurance wise than someone in full plate mail.

[@jaystreet46]

Make it sound so easy but I highly doubt that it was that easy

[@frazzledhaloz3184]

I am sad to see what’s left...

[@JorisKoolen]

What a spectacular episode!

[@jbtownsend9535]

Great acting in this documentary! ;)

[@therainbowwillow4453]

JB Townsend They give a nice change from the dry style of most archeological documentaries!

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Great video 💕💕💕 loved it, so many 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️👍👍👍

[@michaelsexton70]

I think this episode had more advertisements than any other I've watched.

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Djémila (Kabyle: Ğamila; Arabic: جميلة‎, the Beautiful one), formerly Cuicul, is a small mountain village in Algeria, near the northern coast east of Algiers, where some of the best preserved Berbero-Roman ruins in North Africa are found. It is situated in the region bordering the Constantinois and Petite Kabylie (Basse Kabylie). In 1982, Djémila became a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its unique adaptation of Roman architecture to a mountain environment. Significant buildings in ancient Cuicul include a theatre, two fora, temples, basilicas, arches, streets, and houses. The exceptionally well preserved ruins surround the forum of the Harsh, a large paved square with an entry marked by a majestic arch.

[@fleadoggreen9062]

I’d love to see them or a program on them,

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

Thank you.

[@gracafaria1861]

Super!!!... :)

[@rosswilliams2328]

the Norman knight was brother of one of my forebears prove most interesting to me

[@jturtle5318]

Hugh DeLacey is my ancestor.

[@maxmodine8142]

Rock of Cashel as Contae Thiobraid Árann (Tipperary) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Cashel - the use of the term Cashel might have historic connection to that used in relation to Dundrum. A Donegal (Dun na nGall - Den/Fort of the Gaul (foreigner)) Lad abroad.

[@nevillemignot1681]

I just love Francis and his enthusiasm, but i'm not too sure about it at the start of a dig, i wish he would take a page out of Mick's book and temper his enthusiasm a bit and do a little more planning.

[@corinatudor9765]

Thenk to historia of Castel .

[@Dovietail]

Well, for one thing, the castle location bears a striking resemblance to the de Courcey lands in Noandy!

[@blackmanogco]

Mats eyes as that sword came close almost look catoonish, quite funny to watch as a reancter.

[@jason-white]

Didn't you already upload this one?

[@gregoryfournerat6690]

The horse of the Norman knight around 38:00, would it not be a stronger horse such as a clydesdale type rather than a "standard sized" horse?

[@LynxSouth]

Sort of. First, horses in general were smaller back then, so a large or "great" horse of that time wouldn't look like a modern draft horse. There were destriers/chargers/war horses, but not particular breeds of horses. They just chose horses of good size with more muscle and stronger bones, usually stallions. Even so, their destriers were expensive, and not all knights could afford one, so they used an "all-purpose" type of horse. It's probable that Clydesdales et al. have destriers in their ancestry, but no one knows for sure.

[@fleadoggreen9062]

Lynx South makes sense would make a good show all about knights horses!

[@richardgrace4500]

@@fleadoggreen9062 not really... and I like how britts try to make their ancestors look “strong and dominant with the best armors and weapons” while trying to make the Irish look weak and ill prepared (which if you know history actually then makes the britts ancestors look incompetent because they not one time actually defeated or took over the Irish and their homeland)... also this show is EXTREMELY deceptive with how they show things they show a guy trained in shooting a bow and arrow shooting the Norman bow while they have a guy who doesn’t even know how to hold a bow straight shooting the Irish bow when in fact the Irish were one of the most (if not the most)accurate efficient and effective archers in all of Europe... also when in came to the Calvary of the normans (or really anyone) and the foot soldiers of the Irish the foot soldiers wouldn’t have thrown their spears at the Calvary men because would be a complete waist and you loose a weapon instead they would let the Calvary charge and then at the last minute drop to their knees lift their shield over their head (to protect against Calvary sword or spear) while at the same time either taking out the horses leg with and ax/sword or using their spear to stab the horse either in the front or the side regardless it would cause the horse to fall either toppling the rider to the ground or causing the horse to fall over onto the rider crushing and/or killing the rider

[@samienamu4742]

Great

[@aDutchy1975]

Thank you!

[@brusewane-zp6gr]

Crazy because my jordan family from my ggg grandpas and leads up to John de courcey, really good to know what my ancestors had accomplished

[@seanmcguire7974]

O wouldnt use that guy for bow n arrow tests. He cant even hold it steady 😂😂

[@garychynne1377]

right on

[@bethbartlett5692]

I "fancy a cup of Earl Grey myself!" USA Irish of County Kerry lineage. *(it's noticeable that Time Team never made a dig in Southern Ireland.)* Could this possibly indicate a sign? ... the learned ideas continue. That's really too bad.

[@antiquesuncovered1137]

This made we want to play crusader kings 3

[@jusdafax1]

The British system of scheduled historic sites with strict limits on the amount of excavation that can be done seems to be at odds with the desire do you understand the various sites, their layouts, and their historical significance. Sometimes the site administrators seem to be petty dictators jealously guard their fiefdoms and prevent any real significant work from being done. While that does not seem to be completely the case here, you can still sense that the limits imposed are preventing them from getting a full picture.

[@Ruby321123]

Does anybody know the identity of those pretty red flowers growing about the site?

[@djf8619]

Could it be valerian? Looks like it.

[@Ruby321123]

Yes, upon looking it up, red valerian does seem a likely candidate. Thank you!

[@Ruby321123]

Does anyone know anything of it's floriographic meaning? I'm still searching, but from what I've found thus far, valerian represents readiness & an accommodating disposition, but red valerian is a separate species with nothing written of it in the first places I looked...

[@Ruby321123]

(I'm no plant or flower expert by any means, but I've taken an immense curiosity in floriography, of late. I'm not sure why, but I want to learn all about it! 😊)

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Found it! It bears the meaning of facility (as in an aptitude or ability to learn,) and also has proported folk uses for protection, purification, and sleep. Thanks again!

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Too many ads. Try Reijer Zerijer , my sp may be off, but that film provider doesn't have any interruptions. I've watched to about 11 mins and am on my 4th or 5th set of ads. Off to another provider.

[@Mustang94c]

When one can fully draw a bow yet its academically accepted.....😢

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From the heart of America. From one who can trace their line 500+ years, all I can say is.....dark beers are more my style. Cheese.....is good. Your welcome!

[@alexiswelsh5821]

What's the episode where Phil goes, "Whereever I go my shovel goes Tony."

[@amymusicwoodward8992]

Don't ask a silly question but after I finished general digging all that they know what happened with he told you never get to that part

[@howardboyer9092]

For England during the civil war you guys need to do a story about a seige cannon known as Humpty Dumpty operated by the English for the King. And in that story hunt up the wall or church tower where it was for 2 weeks to lay siege to the Parlimentary troops

[@LisaForTruth]

Wait...he used the cross as a weapon and the priest didn't execute him right there??? I thought that was sacrilege?

[@omikronweapon]

17:33 and then don't mention the attacks that cóuld have worked. What?! That's just a shame...

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

I actually swore at the screen when they didn't show them. Yeah, I get it, he was at a real disadvantaged but skill is a serious game changer. Apologizes to my SO for waking them in the middle of the night...

[@simonmikkelsen]

So much you can tell from an old toilet.

[@zonabrown9241]

Fancy Tony not knowing HA HA

[@HelloIAmJo]

Time team: how can we possibly date this site Time team: throws animal bones to the side instead quantitative of carbon dating Time team: finds an artifact and “dates” it by looks

[@RehabProjectSRCB]

Carbon dating is expensive, prohibitively so for a tv show, also the "artifact" is what people care to see. If you do carbon dating it has no flashy things to show, so people get bored or simply dont understand it.

[@therainbowwillow4453]

They are experts of dating via looks, and carbon dating is more expensive. I’m sure they hand over the bones for future excavations or they have them dated off camera.

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👍

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[@richardgrace4500]

It always amuses me how weak britts try to make the Irish and Irish warriors look while at the same time trying to make themselves look “bigger and badder and better” .... so considering nobody ever managed to fully conquer the Irish does that just mean the Normans and the britts were just horrible at warfare and fighting since according to them “the had the better equipment in every facet” yet still couldn’t beat the Irish

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nobody: english person: i'd fancy a cup of earl grey

[@rosemma34]

I fancied one as soon as she said it

[@therainbowwillow4453]

Only the English!

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

I can't source good earl grey here so I never drink it....

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Too many damn commercials messing up the story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[@townview5322]

I wonder what happens to Victor's pictures. I hope they aren't stuffed in a drawer somewhere. Donated to charity for fundraising?

[@judeirwin2222]

Dundrum, not Dunrum.

[@ephraimdawkins7558]

spell check please ! it is DunDrum! not Dun Rum. It's been Dundrum for thousands of years

[@AnnaAnna-uc2ff]

It's auto-generated. Talk to the AI.

[@JETWTF]

I could have lived without the stereo typing Irish warrior BS. They had mail too, they used swords as well, their shields were not bucklers, they didn't dress in peasant garb to fight wars. That whole sequence with Mat was complete BS. And that wasn't a farm tool and throwing axe ffs.

[@LadyLexyStarwatcher]

Nuther good point, throwing axes are really good against sheilds because you can bounce them up off the ground. I was annoyed they just cut off as they cut off the face of the Saxon. I woke my SO up yelling at the screen just now. XD

[@richardgrace4500]

@@LadyLexyStarwatcher also if they were getting charged by Calvary they wouldn’t throw their spears the would let the Calvary charge and at last minute drop to their knees lift their shield to block any blows by the Calvaryman while at the same time taking their ax (to chop the horses legs) or their spear to stab the horse in the front or side ( and we all know what happens when a horse starts to go down while at full speed with a rider on it).... also if I’m not mistaken weren’t the rising among the most (if not the most) deadly accurate and efficient archers in Europe at that time and sought after by essentially everyone for their abilities with a bow

[@julien5423]

shirt problem...

[@therainbowwillow4453]

Stupid UK! Us America go crazy when we find something just two hundred or so years old. You’re all so lucky! The most incredible thing in my whole state is an US battery from 1902....

[@richardgrace4500]

You must live in a boring state because we have multiple forts that date back to the revolutionary war and were involved in both the revolutionary and civil war not to mention the plantation houses and other types of houses that pre-date the civil war

[@therainbowwillow4453]

@@richardgrace4500 The Pacific Northwest has some cool trading forts, but we don’t have Revolutionary War stuff.

[@crazydave951]

Was that chick drinking coffee? Impossible! They only drink Guiness in Ireland!

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Pointless stereo type not even funny

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[@rosemma34]

dunderhead

[@joshschneider9766]

Cough... Hey Timeline boffins.... Its Dundrum... Cough...

[@manfredconnor3194]

Too much bla-bla.

[@kkloikok]

Ah even time team favors trump 2024. May he reign in peace.