Archaeologists Discover Footprints of 600 Prehistoric Houses in a Hillfort

Archaeologists working at the site of the Brusselstown Ring in Baltinglass, Ireland have discovered the footprints of more than 600 Prehistoric Roundhouses within and between its two enclosures. The discovery was made a few years ago using both ground-based and airborne surveys. Now, a team have carried out test excavations at the site to find out more. So far this is the largest prehistoric nucleated settlement to be found in Britain and Ireland. They also discovered some surprising features during this recent excavation work. #ancient #ancienthistory #megalithic ✨ IN THIS EPISODE 00:00 Breaking Ground: Introducing the New Research 00:42 Exploring the Baltinglass Archaeological Landscape 01:55 The Mystery of the Brusselstown Ring 06:25 Hillforts Uncovered: Types and Functions ✨ JOIN MY CHANNEL    / @megalithhunter   ✨ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIALS BlueSky: @MegalithHunter.bsky.social ✨ RELATED VIDEOS Ancient CURSUS Complex Revealed By LIDAR In IRELAND    • Ancient CURSUS Complex Revealed By LIDAR I...   How And Why Were Ancient Scottish Hillforts Vitrified?    • How And Why Were Ancient Scottish Hillfort...   ✨ REFERENCES Brandherm D, Edwards C, Boutoille L, O’Driscoll J. Brusselstown Ring: a nucleated settlement agglomeration in prehistoric Ireland. Antiquity. Published online 2025:1-8. doi:10.15184/aqy.2025.10247 Online Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland. https://hillforts.arch.ox.ac.uk/ ✨ PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS Google Earth Location of Brusselstown Ring888 CC BY 4.0 DEED https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Figures from the paper referenced above Location of Baltinglass, credit: O’Driscoll J., 2024. Baltinglass cursus monuments, credit: O’Driscoll J., 2024. CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Maiden Castle ramparts, credit: Margaret Anne Clarke Old Oswestry Hillfort, credit: Antiquary CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Badbury Rings hillfort, credit: Simaron Stanwick Camp, credit: Kevin Waterhouse