July Trimontium Talk: The Hillforts of Wessex

Join us for our July Trimontium Talk! The Hillforts of Wessex with Professor Niall Sharples.

Book-ending our spring and summer theme of indigenous Iron Age settlement, we move much further south to a zone that almost certainly encountered the might of Rome. When it comes to the superlatives of indigenous fortifications, nothing quite matches the hillforts of Wessex.

Niall Sharples has carried out investigations and excavations in this amazing landscape for decades, and his publications and conclusions have challenged some cherished preconceptions of how these massive structures operated in times of peace and war.ation of native settlement patterns in lowland Scotland.

This talk will take place in person and online via Zoom.

Be sure to book your spot in advance and we hope to see you there!

Trimontium Members, all talks are included as part of your membership. You will automatically be sent joining details as part of your membership 48 hours prior to the talk.

Non members attending online will receive joining details via email within 48 hours prior to the talk.

You may also like the following events from The Trimontium Trust & Museum:

• This Thursday, 8th May, 07:30 pm, May Trimontium Talk: The Secret Life of a Lowland Roundhouse Settlement in Melrose
• Next month, 12th June, 07:30 pm, June Trimontium Talk: Hillforts, Settlements and Ancient Geography in Melrose
• Next month, 14th June, 11:00 am, Trimontium Roman Fun Day at Abbey House in Melrose