Dunluce Castle
Helen Mark joins the first major archaeological dig at Dunluce Castle in County Antrim, which is unearthing a whole lost town and rewriting the history books.
So many stories are told about Dunluce Castle and its surrounds that it is hard to separate fact from fiction. Helen Mark visits the ruins on the north Antrim coast to try to establish some facts at the first major archaeological dig to be held there.
The archaeological team have been astounded by the wealth and quality of their finds, which include an entire lost merchants' town and the location of a 13th-century settlement.
Helen also goes underground to find how the sea caves and their legends have inspired a photographer to capture their image. But does Helen's experience of unexplained howls add more to the myths than to dispel them?
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- Sat 29 Aug 2009 06:07Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 3 Sep 2009 15:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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