The Great British Dig, Benwell, Newcastle
Season 1, Episode 1
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Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath the back gardens of Benwell in Newcastle.
Masham, North YorkshireHugh and the team attempt to uncover a Viking burial ground hidden beneath Masham in North Yorkshire, to shed light on the lives of the Anglo-Saxons laid to rest there.
Lenton, NottinghamHugh and the team unearth William the Conqueror's lost priory hidden beneath Lenton in Nottingham and begin to draw a bigger picture of the landscape during the Domesday Book era.
South ShieldsHugh and the team attempt to uncover a secret World War military base on the clifftops of South Shields and become the first people to put these pieces of military history on the map.
Maidstone, KentHugh and the team search for a Roman settlement under the back gardens of Florence Road in Maidstone, Kent.
- About this episode
- Hugh and the team attempt to uncover a Roman fort, connected to Hadrian's Wall, that's buried beneath the back gardens of Benwell in Newcastle.
- CrewNick Clarke Powell (Director)
- GenreFeatures
- Seasons3
- ChannelSky History