Time Team embarks on an intriguing quest in Northamptonshire, sparked by a peculiar horse bit, some upscale artifacts, and intricately carved stonework, all pointing to a possible Norman hunting lodge. However, as the excavation progresses, the grand stone walls begin to lose their grandeur, shrinking under the careful scrutiny of the diggers. The presence of buildings in this area, typically safeguarded by the Norman elite, raises questions. Could the Domesday Book provide insights? It appears this location was once teeming with pigs—might the Team have stumbled upon one of the earliest factory farms?
Show
Time Team
Episode
S12E13
Air Date
Apr 03, 2005
Season 12 Episodes
S12E01
The Manor That's Back to Front - Chenies Manor House, Buckinghamshire
S12E02
The Monastery and the Mansion - Nether Poppleton, Yorkshire
S12E03
The Bombers in the Marsh - Warton near Preston, Lancashire
S12E04
Fighting On The Frontier - Drumlanrig, Dumfries and Galloway
S12E05
A Neolithic Cathedral? - Northborough, Peterborough
S12E06
In Search of Henry V's Flagship, Grace Dieu - Bursledon, Hampshire
S12E07
Going Upmarket With The Romans - Standish, Gloucestershire
S12E08
Picts And Hermits: Cave Dwellers Of Fife - Wemyss, Fife
S12E09
Lost Centuries Of St Osyth - St Osyth, Essex
S12E10
The Puzzle Of Picket's Farm - South Perrott, Dorset
S12E11
Norman Neighbours - Skipsea, East Yorkshire
S12E12
Tower Blocks And Togas - South Shields, Tyneside
S12E13
Animal Farm - Hanslope, Milton Keynes