Ancient Civilisation on Eildon Hills 

Dear Mark, from the Scottish Border land ; I have always been a fan of yours, especially watching these wonderful historic dives into the Scottish Border land. Your unique Historic Knowledge of The Scootish Border land with your particular and at times, ( at least ) wonderful sense of humour, make these videos of the Scottish Border land particularly interesting. I cannot but help to chuckle at times as you explain about the various subject's on The Scottish Border Land. Thank you for your professionalism , bringing home to me my memories when I visited The Scottish Border Land. So much better than the mainstream. Thank you Mark. Maybe we will meet one day, when next l visit the great Scottish Border Land. Yours sincerely.

Superb videos. All of them . Keep up the excellent work. So informative.

As one who lives at the foot of the southern Eildon, I find this utterly fascinating! A great video and incredible secrets being revealed by the satellite technology, thanks for your great work!

I never really enjoyed history at school, but to know more through a video is much more interesting. Our Scotland is just so very beautiful.

It's the perfect place to track the rising and setting of the stars...

Nice to see you've got your Mojo back Marc... Sterling post 5*

Great video Mark, nice to see you back, and with a bang!!!

Just been to your presentation at the Volunteer Hall in Gala - thoroughly enjoyed it - you manage to bring history to life..!!

I'm fascinated with your work. Keep up the good work sir!

Love this, fascinating thank you - one of my favourite spots on the Borders. In 2022 I'm moving back home to live in a rural part of the Borders near Jedburgh, after nearly 4 years living in East Sussex (so hard to find property on the Borders - it felt like I was living in exile!) I'll never leave again. Happy New Year Mark.

great video! seeing the huts on satellite reminded me of three things: Maccu Piccu, the numerous Hill-top villages in France ie Mougins, and the Richat structure. If the terrain was all forests and bog back then, it might have been just for the penthouse view! haha.

great your back and lovely video keep them coming

👌-Thank you 💗

keep the interesting clips going. Had to cancel trip to Scotland year ago....Looking forward to visiting soon to see where my ancestors lived

Interesting video 👍 love your work,

Love the music .

Another great video. I miss doing my history RU-vid vids, really need to get back out there I went all ghostly lol 😆 eildons are very haunted 👻

Thank you ❤️

Mark rminds me of a Borders Neil Oliver....both passionate about Scotland

Would seem to be perfect site for someone like time team to examine great vid enjoyed it a lot . Good point by the way about water sources on top of hill settlements

Interesting. Don’t know too much about your part of the country but very intriguing.

Stunning video....... wonder what other signs can be detected by Lidar ?

Nice vid mark 👍

Brilliant film Mark, congratulations. Amazing lidar imagery of the hut circles. Did you notice the huge triangle with the divine eye? Was it a goddess Fort?

That was incredible - great detective work. Thank you

Makes you think what was so scary that people lived up on that hill? Beasts, other humans, tsunami or flooding ?

Brilliant Mark , good to see you back 👍 You deserves more subscribers

Great similarity to Yeavering Bell.

I'm sure my ancestors were on that peak at some stage

I'll inbox you, can't believe you never saw it!!!

And technology is only getting better - just look at the ground penetrating radar that has been used at sites in Norway and has uncovered the shapes of ship burials under earth mounds. I'm not sure if it would be suited for the ground on the eildons, though I think it would be perfect to use on trimontium or other sites.

Great video. Where did you get the LiDar data?

Oh, and the ditches that you show on the video and describe as fortifications. . . they aren't. They were used for herding sheep in ancient times. Today, farmer's would use metal barriers. This was discovered many years ago.

At the time the Romans invaded Melrose was Viking,or I should say a Norse settlement.....the Celts were the other side of the river.......we really need to talk mark,we could change the world...

Great video, I heard there’s and auld myth that the hill is hollow and was once a fairy hill??

Do you have any information on King Achaius of Scotland? They wouldn’t have a painting of him in Holyrood if he was just a Myth.

mibe it wis a vacation spot and the huts wer rentals for the view and they probobly had all sots of entertainment and drink sorta like blackpool withoot the carnival rides

Words musical choices. If it's not monastery choir music is Turkish style music. And a host who looks permanently constipated.

Lidar....pmsl

You're not a historian, are you? I'm guessing just someone who's enthusiastic about history. Which is great. But stick to actual historical verified facts and avoid your personal beliefs which certainly aren't based on anything. You lose a certain amount of credibility when you state things that aren't correct.

Nice one Mark, the size is hard to comprehend if your not familiar with it.. 39 acres.. thats just over 22 football (soccer) pitches.. a colossal site so those 500 huts would have plenty room.. Its been suggested if those huts were inhabited there would be 2000 people there.. I could see a smaller population there increasing as you suggest at times of Ceremony etc.. one of my favourite sites too