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The Romans record the name of the native British tribe that lived in Dorset as the Durotriges, who were also the tribe of much of Somerset and possibly the New Forest. Sometimes translated as "water dwellers", this name could mean that they were seafarers, but is more likely a reference to the marshy valley of the River Frome which they would ...
The Durotriges were one of the Celtic tribes living in Britain prior to the Roman invasion.The tribe lived in modern Dorset, south Wiltshire, south Somerset and Devon east of the River Axe and the discovery of an Iron Age hoard in 2009 at Shalfleet, Isle of Wight gives evidence that they may also have lived in the western half of the island.
Badbury Rings is an Iron Age hill fort and Scheduled Monument in east Dorset, England.It was in the territory of the Durotriges.In the Roman era a temple was located immediately west of the fort, and there was a Romano-British town known as Vindocladia a short distance to the south-west.
It remains in very good condition and has had various uses throughout its history including: a tithe collection point, a corn mill, a stable, a hay barn and has held many church services there; in recent times they are held during the harvest festival period. In the Middle Ages, Poxwell, or Pokeswell, was a possession of Cerne Abbey. Following ...
Jordan Hill Roman Temple is a Romano-Celtic temple and Roman ruin situated on Jordan Hill above Bowleaze Cove in the eastern suburbs of Weymouth in Dorset, England.Original amateur archaeological excavations on the site were carried out by J. Medhurst in 1843-6.
A number of Romano-British sites have been discovered and studied on the Isle of Purbeck, including a villa at Bucknowle Farm near Corfe Castle, excavated between 1976 and 1991. [8] The Kimmeridge shale of the isle was worked extensively during the Roman period, into jewellery, decorative panels and furniture. [9]
Poole Harbour is a large natural harbour in Dorset, southern England, with the town of Poole on its shores. The harbour is a drowned valley formed at the end of the last ice age and is the estuary of several rivers, the largest being the Frome. The harbour has a long history of human settlement stretching to pre-Roman times.
In 2022 Time Team returned on YouTube, with Series 21 onwards presented by Gus Casely-Hayford. It was first made available, on 18 March 2022. It was followed by Series 22, in 2023 which also featured a brand new special episode, Digging Band of Brothers, which was presented by a returning Tony Robinson .