A Bird’s Eye View of Medbourne

This drone footage provides a stunning glimpse of millennia of evolving land use in Leicestershire. Iron Age and Romano-British features revealed during investigations in Medbourne included ditches, gullies, pits, and post structures, highlighting the long-term agricultural use of the land into the early medieval period. These features suggest activity on the settlement’s outskirts, either just beyond the excavation area during the Iron Age or beneath the Roman small town of Medbourne. Nearby, a Roman villa and activity near the historic core of Medbourne further underline the area’s rich archaeology.