Excitement is mounting this week as the hit TV show Time Team continue to dig up artefacts from the 17th century on our very own Castle Hill! Jon Willers of Time Team says the evidence of medieval life is very fluid and the course of their findings is changing every five minutes!
So far, findings include walls of the original castle owned by Hugh O'Neill plus three trenches which reveal what appears to be the castle's moat! Also found is a stoneware flagen - a high status item believed to have been owned by either O'Neill or Chichester. The Time Team believe they may have uncovered a road which led to the castle heading eastward which changes the whole orientation of the old town and evidence of houses and medieval pottery indicate hoe the normal townsfolk lived.
Time Team will finish their dig today - watch this space for a full report!
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As A fan of time team I went to Catle Hill to see them in action. As I walked through the gate and up the roadway I was absolutly gobsmacked at the view from the top. I spent over half an hour looking out over the landscape and forgot all about Tony and the guys. Dungannon at long last has got an attraction that if it is managed correctly will be a Must see for every tourist that comes to Ireland. GO SEE FOR YOURSELF
Nice post indeed, please show us more lovely photos!
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