Gardeners' World (1968)
S08E07 An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
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Season 8
Episode 7
Episode Overview
The team is exploring Salisbury Plain, a vast area of over 38,000 hectares in South West England owned by the MOD. While the land is abundant with ancient artifacts, their focus is on Beeches Barn, a nondescript field believed to hide an Iron Age roundhouse. In addition to the excavation, they are assisting Ian Apter with an ambitious project to construct a full-sized thatched roundhouse. Initial geophysical surveys reveal multiple banjo enclosures, typically associated with Roman structures. They hope to have the site designated as an ancient monument, but time is of the essence. Joining them are army volunteers and Iron Age expert Peter Reynolds. Among their discoveries are a 2,000-year-old bone comb, a quern-stone, and a Roman coin.
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Season 8 Episodes 13
1.
An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery - Normanton, Lincolnshire
2.
The Man Who Bought a Castle - Alderton, Northamptonshire
3.
The Celtic Spring - Llygadwy, Powys
4.
A Waltham Villa - Waltham Field, Whittington, Gloucestershire
5.
The Lost Viaduct - Blaenavon, Torfaen
6.
A Palace Sold for Scrap - Rycote, Thame, Oxfordshire
7.
An Iron-Age Roundhouse - Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire
8.
The Bone Caves - Alveston, Gloucestershire
9.
The Inter-City Villa - Basildon, Berkshire
10.
Holy Island - Lindisfarne, Northumberland
11.
The Leaning Tower of Bridgnorth - Bridgnorth, Shropshire
12.
Three Tales of Canterbury - Canterbury, Kent
13.
The Leper Hospital - Winchester, Hampshire
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