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Hall Tower Hill and Wendel Hill – Barwick in Elmet

By George in Brigantia, Dark Ages, Earthworks, Hill Fort, Iron Age, Medieval, Norman

The massive earthworks at Barwick and the continuation of the same profile alongside the River Cock to Aberford and beyond point to it being a place of importance as a large hillfort of some 15 acres. There were several hillforts in northern Britain when it was inhabited by a Celtic tribe called the Brigantes.

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Jun 13

Brigantia during the Dark Ages

By George in Articles, Brigantia, Dark Ages, Early Christian, Reports

Yorkshire’s history during the Dark Ages is a tapestry of cultural shifts and invasions, beginning with the departure of the Romans in the early 5th century. This period saw the region become a melting pot of Celtic Britons, and later, the Angles and Vikings, each leaving a distinct imprint on the cultural landscape.

Arthur, Brigantia, cathedral, Christian, danelaw, dark ages, deira, Norse, ripon, Saxon, viking, Y Gododdin, york minster
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Jun 13

The Gododdin (Y Gododdin)

By George in Articles, Battle, Brigantia, Dark Ages, Reports

Possibly, the earliest documented battle on Brigantian soil, is described in Y Gododdin, which is a medieval Welsh poem, revered as one of the earliest surviving examples of Welsh/Brythonic poetry, and is attributed to the bard Aneirin.

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Mayburgh Henge

By George in Brigantia, Henge, Neolithic, Standing Stones

Mayburgh Henge is a remarkable prehistoric monument located near Eamont Bridge in Cumbria, England. It consists of a massive circular bank of river cobbles, enclosing a flat area with a single standing stone near the centre.

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Newton Kyme Henge

By George in Brigantia, Henge, Neolithic

Newton Kyme hosts the site for what was once a 200m henge of the Thornborough variety.

Elslack Roman Fort

By George in Brigantia, Fort, Roman

← West Yorkshire Related Sites Castle Hill, Almondbury Underneath these medieval earthworks is a series of earlier defenses which dates back to the early Iron Age. This was Read more West Yorkshire Barwick in Elmet Iron Age Hill Fort “The scale and function of the earthworks, which may comprise a rampart, a ditch and a …

Whitley Castle Roman Fort

By George in Brigantia, Fort, Roman

Those of you who are fans of Bernard Cornwell will know Whitley castle from his latest book: those of you who know their Roman stuff will know it as Epiacum Fort: and those who really know their stuff will know it’s the most complex set of defenses in the Roman world

Hardnott Roman Fort

By George in Brigantia, Fort, Roman

Hardknott Roman Fort, laying strewn like a discarded child’s toy on the high mountain side, impossibly canted to the east and perched precariously on a rugged cliff edge. Known to its builders as Mediobogdum, the fortress is square, as opposed to the usual rectangular shape. It is 115m to a side, and we have the traditional four gates. These are even today over head height.

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Maidens Grave – Burton Fleming, North Yorkshire

By George in Brigantia, Henge, Neolithic

A henge located north of Rudston,The henge was discovered as a cropmark on an aerial photograph in the early 1960s, although subsequent field investigation showed it to survive as an earthwork, albeit badly plough-damaged.

The Brigantes of Lancashire

By George in Brigantia, Tribes

An interesting heading in Robert Morden’s map of Lancashire (1695) places “The Brigantes” in Lancashire. Worth investigating to try to understand exactly what Robert Morden was trying to portray here.