Epiacum Roman Fort
A Roman fort defended like a Celtic hill fort, with multiple banks and ditches. Hadrian would have been turning in his grave!
The site, which is just outside the town of Alston (and just barely inside the southern edge of Northumberland), appears to be privately owned, but it deserves to be much better known, so if you happen to be in the area, make sure that you pay it a visit.
However be warned: the hill behind the fort appears to attract rain. I've been there three times and each time have been drenched - you'll see spots of rain appearing on the lens in this film! Yet only a mile and a half down the road the tarmac was bone dry!
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
Young Archaeologists' Club activity at Epiacum August 2014
The North Pennines and Northumberland Uplands Young Archaeologists' Club August 2014 meeting was at the Roman Fort at Epiacum. We learned about how archaeologists draw plans and sections, and then worked together to draw the section of some of the defensive banks and ditches around the fort.
THANK YOU TO:
Epiacum Heritge Ltd for inviting us to explore the
Roman Fort
Our Young Archaeologists and their families
Archaeologists:
Paul Frodsham, North Pennines AONB
Krissy Moore, Northumberland National Park
Video & editing:
Krissy Moore
Music:
Prelude No. 3 by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Attribution
License.
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The Young Archaeologists' Club is a free monthly archaeology club for children aged 8 to 16. For more information please email npnu-yac@nnpa.org.uk or visit
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The second day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.
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The third day of the North Pennines AONB 'Altogether Archaeology' dig of an Iron Age/Romano-British settlement at Gilderdale Burn next to Epiacum Roman Fort, near Alston, Northumberland, with Stewart Ainsworth, Paul Frodsham and the Archaeological Practice Ltd.