Site Name (A/D) |
Site Type |
Country (A/D) |
County/ Region |
Date Added (A/D) |
Comments |
Trip Number (A/D) |
Trip Order |
| Midas City |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Turkey |
|
12th Apr 2012 |
Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes |
9 |
8 |
| Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh |
Ancient Temple |
India |
|
11th Apr 2012 |
Fascinating workshops where they sculpture statues of the Mother Goddess Durga. Bettany visited the Kamakhya Temple which we don't have listed, but here it is on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... Read More |
9 |
7 |
| Tiger Headed Rock-Cut Cave |
Ancient Temple |
India |
|
11th Apr 2012 |
This amazing mandapa contains a shrine that is dedicated to the goddess Durga. Bettany visited the Kamakhya Temple which we don't have listed, but here it is on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Read More |
9 |
6 |
| Rome. |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Italy |
Lazio/Roma |
11th Apr 2012 |
Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes. More on Early Christian Basilicas here ... Read More |
9 |
5 |
| Delphi Temple |
Ancient Temple |
Greece |
Attica/Central Greece |
11th Apr 2012 |
Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes |
9 |
4 |
| Aslankaya |
Carving |
Turkey |
|
11th Apr 2012 |
Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes |
9 |
3 |
| Çatalhöyük |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Turkey |
|
11th Apr 2012 |
Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes |
9 |
2 |
| Göbekli Tepe |
Ancient Temple |
Turkey |
|
11th Apr 2012 |
Visited in episode one of the BBC TV series Divine Women by Bettany Hughes |
9 |
1 |
| Scottish Crannog Centre |
Museum |
Scotland |
Perth and Kinross |
14th Apr 2011 |
Reconstructed crannog shown on BBC History of Celtic Britain |
8 |
4 |
| Loft Howe |
Round Barrow(s) |
England |
Yorkshire (North) |
14th Apr 2011 |
Good example of an East Yorkshire square Iron Age barrow as described in BBC's History of Celtic Britain |
8 |
3 |
| Woolbury |
Hillfort |
England |
Hampshire |
14th Apr 2011 |
Hillfort very close to Danebury shown in BBC History of Celtic Britain |
8 |
2 |
| Danebury Ring |
Hillfort |
England |
Hampshire |
14th Apr 2011 |
Here Neil Oliver talks to Sir Barry Cunliffe on a History of Celtic Britain |
8 |
1 |
| Butser Ancient Farm |
Museum |
England |
Hampshire |
7th Apr 2011 |
Neil Oliver tries his hand at ancient farming with David Freeman, and finds out how a grain storage pit works. BBC's History of Ancient Britain |
7 |
7 |
| Tre'r Ceiri |
Hillfort |
Wales |
Gwynedd |
7th Apr 2011 |
Early Iron Age hillfort visited by Neil Oliver in BBC's History of Ancient Britain |
7 |
6 |
| Gurness |
Broch or Nuraghe |
Scotland |
Orkney |
7th Apr 2011 |
Neil Oliver visits this classic broch from approx 600BC in BBC's History of Celtic Britain |
7 |
5 |
| East Chisenbury Midden |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
England |
Wiltshire |
7th Apr 2011 |
Neil Oliver and Niall Sharples discuss evidence of feasting in the early Iron Age period and Suddern Farm Man in the BBC's History of Celtic Britain |
7 |
4 |
| Great Orme Mine |
Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry |
Wales |
Conwy (Bwrdeistref Sirol) |
7th Apr 2011 |
Neil Oliver goes down some tight squeezes in the prehistoric Great Orme Copper mine in Episode One of a History of Celtic Britain |
7 |
3 |
| Llyn Fawr |
Holy Well or Sacred Spring |
Wales |
South Glamorgan |
7th Apr 2011 |
The source of the Llyn Fawr hoard, now in the National Museum of Wales. Shown in BBC History of Celtic Britain with Neil Oliver |
7 |
2 |
| National Museum Cardiff |
Museum |
Wales |
South Glamorgan |
7th Apr 2011 |
Neil looks at the bronze artifacts here, in episode one of BBC History of Celtic Britain |
7 |
1 |
| The Round Pound |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
England |
Devon |
5th Mar 2011 |
Visited by Neil Oliver in Episode Four of A History of Ancient Britain, we think this where they were discussing the different usage of different parts of the same building. |
6 |
10 |
| Kestor Settlement |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
England |
Devon |
5th Mar 2011 |
Visited by Neil Oliver in Episode Four of A History of Ancient Britain |
6 |
9 |
| Shovel Down |
Multiple Stone Rows / Avenue |
England |
Devon |
5th Mar 2011 |
Area of hut circles and reaves visited by Neil Oliver in Episode Four of A History of Ancient Britain |
6 |
8 |
| Kilmartin House |
Museum |
Scotland |
Argyll |
2nd Mar 2011 |
Location of the replica jet neckace shown in Episode Four of BBC's History of Ancient Britain |
6 |
5 |
| Nether Largie North |
Cairn |
Scotland |
Argyll |
2nd Mar 2011 |
Neil shows the axe head carvings inside this huge tomb on Episode Four of BBC's History of Ancient Britain |
6 |
4 |
| Grime's Graves Flint Mines |
Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry |
England |
Norfolk |
2nd Mar 2011 |
Flint mines seen in Episode Four of BBC's History of Ancient Britain |
6 |
1 |
| Watch Stone |
Standing Stone (Menhir) |
Scotland |
Orkney |
23rd Feb 2011 |
Shown briefly in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
|
5 |
13 |
| Newgrange |
Passage Grave |
Ireland (Southern) |
Co. Meath |
23rd Feb 2011 |
Reconstructed in the style of "Stalin visits the stone age" says Neil Oliver and we agree. Featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
|
5 |
11 |
| Durrington Walls |
Henge |
England |
Wiltshire |
23rd Feb 2011 |
Evidence of feasting from pig bones, see Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
|
5 |
9 |
| Carn Meini |
Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry |
Wales |
Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro) |
23rd Feb 2011 |
The outcrops of rock that are the most likely source of the Stonehenge bluestones, featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
|
5 |
8 |
| Heel Stone |
Standing Stone (Menhir) |
England |
Wiltshire |
23rd Feb 2011 |
Another look at Stonehenge for the Summer Solstice sunrise featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
|
5 |
7 |
| Maes Howe |
Chambered Tomb |
Scotland |
Orkney |
23rd Feb 2011 |
Shown first from the air in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain |
5 |
4 |
| Swinside |
Stone Circle |
England |
Cumbria |
23rd Feb 2011 |
Sunkenkirk stone circle (alternative name) - Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
|
5 |
3 |
| Langdale Axe Factory |
Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry |
England |
Cumbria |
23rd Feb 2011 |
Offcuts of stone axes in the mountains - featured in Episode Three of BBC's History of Ancient Britain
|
5 |
1 |
| Windmill Hill (Avebury) |
Causewayed Enclosure |
England |
Wiltshire |
16th Feb 2011 |
Featured in Episode Two of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
4 |
12 |
| Great Cursus, Stonehenge |
Cursus |
England |
Wiltshire |
16th Feb 2011 |
We have a huge database of cursuses on the Megalithic Portal |
4 |
11 |
| Crickley Hill |
Hillfort |
England |
Gloucestershire |
16th Feb 2011 |
The Battle of Crickley Hill - featured in Episode Two of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
4 |
9 |
| Ness of Brodgar |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Scotland |
Orkney |
16th Feb 2011 |
OK this site wasn't actually in the Ancient History of Britain programme but I wanted a link to all our sites in Orkney as Neil visited to look at the Orkney vole. |
4 |
6 |
| Coldrum |
Chambered Tomb |
England |
Kent |
16th Feb 2011 |
Featured in Episode Two of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
4 |
5 |
| Kermario alignements |
Stone Row / Alignment |
France |
Bretagne:Morbihan (56) |
16th Feb 2011 |
Featured in Episode Two of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
4 |
3 |
| Oronsay Shell Middens |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Scotland |
Isle of Colonsay |
15th Feb 2011 |
Featured as part of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
3 |
9 |
| Fiskary Bay Mesolithic Settlement |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Scotland |
Isle of Coll |
15th Feb 2011 |
Featured as part of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
3 |
7 |
| British Museum |
Museum |
England |
Greater London |
15th Feb 2011 |
|
3 |
8 |
| Creswell Crags |
Cave or Rock Shelter |
England |
Derbyshire |
14th Feb 2011 |
Featured as part of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
3 |
5 |
| Goat's Cave, Paviland |
Cave or Rock Shelter |
Wales |
West Glamorgan |
14th Feb 2011 |
Featured as part of BBC's History of Ancient Britain with Neil Oliver |
3 |
4 |
| Uruk. |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Iraq |
|
17th Jan 2011 |
Featured in the BBC programme, Ancient Worlds with Richard Miles |
1 |
1 |
| Tell Brak |
Ancient Village or Settlement |
Syria |
|
19th Nov 2010 |
Featured in the BBC programme, Ancient Worlds with Richard Miles |
1 |
2 |