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Time Team Season 13 · Episode 6

Court of the Kentish King - Eastry, Kent

26th February 2006 50 mins Season 13 Episode 6

The team descends on the orchards of Kent to search for the lost Anglo-Saxon palace of Eastry, and discover two likely contenders. Over three days, they dig the longest trench in Time Team history.

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Season 13 · Episode 7

The Monks' Manor - Brimham, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

The team travels to the Yorkshire Dales to meet Chris and Barbara Bradley on their farm to uncover the remains of a monastic grange - a medieval forerunner to the grand country house, with connections to nearby Fountains Abbey. Kerry Ely is the site supervisor, and the team are joined by Jonathan Clarke (buildings archaeologist) and Mark Newman from the National Trust. Matt is "volunteered" to lead the tough life of a medieval lay brother for 24 hours.
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Gus Casely-Hayford
Gus Casely-Hayford
Self - Presenter
Natalie Haynes
Natalie Haynes
Self - Presenter
Carenza Lewis
Carenza Lewis
Self - Field Archaeologist
John Gater
John Gater
Self - Geophysicist
Stewart Ainsworth
Stewart Ainsworth
Self - Landscape Investigator
Helen Geake
Helen Geake
Self - Anglo-Saxon Specialist
Matt Williams
Matt Williams
Self - Field Archaeologist
Derek Pitman
Derek Pitman
Self - Archaeologist
Lawrence Shaw
Lawrence Shaw
Self - Archaeologist