Synopsis
An insight into how an iron age fort discovered in the 1950's was investigated and the simple technology used to do so.
- Programme: Scotland from the Sky
- Series: 1
- Episode: 3
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2021
- History | People, past events and societies
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