The Roman landscape looking east at Coesike turret 33b. The north ditch can clearly be seen although largely filled in and on the left the flattened area is the remains of the upcast mound made of the earth when the ditch was originally dug #HadriansWall #archaeology

The south western corner of the legionary fortress of Eboracum (York) is still well preserved and the curve in the wall where the western and southern walls meet is still visible. Founded in the AD70’s as the legions pushed slowly northwards into the north of the country #york

The 7th cent crypt under #Ripon Cathedral is one of two built by St Wilfrid with the other in Hexham. Both were made of Roman stones. In the case of Ripon this came from nearby Aldborough known to the romans as Isurium

The Roman forts on Hadrian’s Wall had an active military life of nearly 300 years and during that time required constant repairs and modifications. The weather was the most relentless enemy the soldiers faced. On the south wall at #Housesteads fort is this late interval tower built after AD240

The lovely church of St Mary’s amongst a sea of daffodils at Beaumont sits on a Norman castle mound which was built over the likely position of turret 70a on Hadrian’s Wall. The church walls contain bocks of Roman stone and later medieval grave slabs. #hadrianswall #archaeology #hadrianswalltrail

An update on the Uncovering Roman Carlisle excavations at the Cricket club which took place last November #archaeology #HadriansWall #Carlisle youtu.be/2zirnuDEQGk?...

The Anglian tower in #York has proven difficult to date, built into the legionary fortress wall with possible dates from the late 4th Century to the 8th cent. It was later buried by the Danish ramparts preserving it until its 19th cent discovery #Archaeology

I can’t say I’m inspired by any of these options, time to leave nature to heal and move on. There are other places the NT should be focusing on. #HadriansWall www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-...

A building inscription from Balmuildy fort on the #AntonineWall dating the building work by the 2nd Legion the governorship of Lollius Urbicus AD139-43 #Scotland #RIB2191 now on display at the Hunterian museum, Glasgow

An altar set up to the god Mars at Croy Hill fort on the Antonine Wall dating to the mid 2nd century AD now on display in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow #archaeology #Scotland #RIB2159

Whilst in #London I went to see what was in bay 53 #archaeology #SeptimiusSeverus

A look at Cleary Gardens at the site of Huggin Hill Roman Bath house. The gardens sit between Lower Thames Street and St Paul’s to the NW. sections were first located in the 19th Century with excavations though to the 1980’s. The walls stand in places up to 10ft high but there is little to see

So proud to be part of the Uncovering Roman Carlisle team as we won the award for research project of the year at @CurrentArchaeo live today #Carlisle #Archaeology

A visit to the Church of St Eata at Atcham close to the Roman town of #Wroxeter youtu.be/9voHaeud7Z8?...

A huge paw pint pressed into a hypocaust tile when still wet before firing, just visible is the IMP (imperial) stamp which the #Carlisle excavation site is well known for indicating this was a building of importance in the early 3rd Century AD #HadriansWall #Archaeology

I’ve been Looking at Churches around the Roman town of #Wroxeter this week at the reused masonry from the site #archaeology

Looking forward to #CurrentArchaeologyLive this Saturday at UCL. Its great that the Carlisle excavation is shortlisted for an award. See you there #archaeology

Happy Valentine’s Day, this touching pendant made of jet was found at #Vindolanda fort and dates to the late 3rd century AD. Thought to be a betrothal gift it can now be viewed within the onsite museum #hadrianswall #archaeology #ValentinesDay

My Times Radio pub quiz win, just deciding which beer to christen it with.

Looking east along the Vallum towards Cawfields Quarry. The vallum runs into the distance behind #HadriansWall as it climbs the crags #Archaeology #RomanBritain

Birdoswald farm with its faux crenellations was built in the 19th century but it sits within the Roman fort of Banna on Hadrian’s Wall. The west wall with its interval tower can be seen in the foreground. Originally built of Turf and timber the fort was rebuilt in stone #archaeology #hadrianswall

A look at Milecastle 37 on #HadriansWall youtu.be/NiC6crRYcdw?...

I think I’ve the guide book issue covered! Interesting to see how much change there has been at #Vindolanda since 1971

I’ve got away from grey rainy Britain for the intense blue skies of Teide National park on #Tenerife. I can’t tell you enough how much I love this volcanic landscape #Geology

A new video on the Roman Excavations at #Carlisle is now up on YouTube. If you saw the section on #diggingforbritain this adds to the information youtu.be/-K1idDEpPdI?...

A montage of the Uncovering Roman Carlisle excavations. The site of the 3rd century building is so large and complex its has required many investigations since 2017 and the story continues, a new exhibition opens soon at Tullie House Museum #Carlisle #diggingforbritain #Archaeology

One of the most scenic Roman roads in Britain runs from the fort at Burrow fort north to the fort at Low Borrowbridge in the lune gorge running along the slopes of the Howgill fells in Cumbria. The shot shows the road passing Low Carlingill farm. The road continues up to the Eden Valle #Margary7c

I’m looking forward to heading down to Current Archaeology live in February. Fingers crossed for the awards. Please vote if you can #archaeology archaeology.co.uk/vote

Looking up towards Sticks pass and the #Helvellyn range on a winters afternoon #LakeDistrict #Cumbria #landscapes

It’s worth a 5 minute walk west of the village car park in #Corbridge to see the Roman bridge stones which carried Dere Street over the river Tyne. The stones have been moved from their excavation site to better protect and display then. #HadriansWall #archaeology

“The canton of the Durotriges of Lendiniae”a building stone from #HadriansWall mentioning the British tribe of the Durotriges based around Dorset inscribed on a reused altar. These Civitas stones survive showing the tribes of Britain contributed to the rebuilding of the wall.

The Vicars Peel in Corbridge built around the year 1400 of reused roman stone from the nearby site of Coria and still in use as a gin bar #Northumberland #hadrianswall

The video about the latrines at #Vindolanda fort which is situated just south of Hadrian’s Wall (the fort not the loo) an excellent paper on the analysis of the waste from the bath house toilets can be be found in this link m.facebook.com/story.php?st... #hadrianswall #archaeology #toilets

A building stone of the 1st Cohort of Tungrians found in the granary wall at Housesteads fort. The stone is upside down indicating it was reused here when the building was divided into two. The tungrians came from the area which now covers east Belgium. #RIB3326 #hadrianswall #archaeology

A quick look at the South Gate of the fort at #Birdoswald on #HadriansWall which sit high above the river Irthing in Cumbria #archaeology #romanbritain

The Housesteads chap, another good luck symbol carved into the late Bath house wall within the fort. Very hard to see in bright sunlight so a sidelight on a winters day does the trick #hadrianswall #archaeology

A heavy fall of snow at Vindolanda fort a few years back, a moment of almost complete silence on site apart from the soft patter of snowflakes which drew my imagination into the past. #hadrianswall #archaeology #northumberland

Taking a break from the Christmas crowds in York to look at a section of fortress wall in the museum gardens. York was founded in the AD70’s but earlier defensive ditches have been found possibly from a slightly earlier expeditionary campaign. #Eboracum #York #archaeology

Squeeze down Peter lane to the medieval house of Richard Warry #York

It’s always worth checking behind the bins in #York, the remains of a 12th century Norman house just off Stonegate

Looking west at Brocolitia fort at on #HadriansWall. The wall runs under the military road but the north ditch is visible. The fort was a later build created to fill a gap between Housesteads and Chesters fort as evidenced by the vallum which was filled in and the fort built over the top.

The morning after #StormDesmond #Kendal #Cumbria OTD 10 years ago

A Roman funerary monument found at the fort of Verbeia (Ilkley) and now in the local museum. I wonder if they thought their images would still be gazed upon over 1800 years later

Following on from my Pike Hill video yesterday here a clip of more of the turret. Built some 30 years before #HadriansWall it had good views to Boothby Fortlet and Nether Denton Fort on the Stanegate Roman Road #archaeology #RomanBritain

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Up at Pike Hill on the western end of #HadriansWall looking at a tower that pre dates the wall #Archaeology #Cumbria

The fort of Birdoswald is still open at weekends so I took the opportunity to enjoy the low winter sunshine #HadriansWall #Archaeology

A look at Denton Turret (7b) on Hadrian’s Wall in the western suburbs of Newcastle one of the earliest structures to be built in the AD120’s #archaeology #romanbritain #hadrianswall

The remains of Peel turret at Steel Rigg on #HadriansWall was an extra addition to the wall dating to the late 2nd Century AD but was short lived. The view shows in the foreground how the wall was rebuilt and narrowed during the reign of Septimius Severus #archaeology