Burrough Hill Iron Age Hillfort

THE BURROUGH HILL RESEARCH AND FIELDWORK TRAINING PROJECT

A University of Leicester and ULAS Excavation Initiative

This major student training and research excavation project focuses on the Iron Age hillfort at Burrough Hill, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire.  Burrough Hill is the finest example of a large univallate (single banked) hillfort in Leicestershire and has protected status as a Scheduled Monument.  Our project, a joint venture with ULAS, offers much scope to shed light on the Iron Age occupation and exploitation of the region and to question transitions into the Roman period. The project is running for five seasons from 2010 - 2014.