Beyond Boundaries

Who were the Picts? Unearthing secrets from an ancient hill fort

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Episode notes

Aberdeen's archaeologists are racing to uncover secrets from a mysterious Pictish fort, before they are lost forever to climate change.

Coastal erosion and rising sea levels mean parts of the clifftop site in Morayshire is increasingly at risk of falling into the sea.

Tamsin and Swathi meet Prof Gordon Noble, part of the team leading the Northern Picts project dig at Burghead.

Learn more about studying at the University of Aberdeen, and find a prospectus here.