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

A look at the shrines on the edge of the Vicus (settlement) outside Vindolanda fort close to Hadrian’s Wall #archaeology #RomanBritain

Looking east at Blackcarts on Hadrian’s Wall towards the site of Milecastle 29 on the distant treeline. #hadrianswall #archaeology

The site of the Roman building in #Carlisle has been reburied but hopefully the team will be back in 2026. Frank and the team managed 3 separate digs here this year, the site will be shown on Digging for Britain (times to be announced) I hope to get a round up Video out soon

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A last look at the uncovering Roman Carlisle trenches as the dig ended today. After recording the #archaeology will be backfilled to preserve it #HadriansWall #History

A view of the Roman drain now fully uncovered at the Uncovering Roman Carlisle excavation just south of #HadriansWall, stone robbers have removed a section but it’s still impressive #Archaeology

A fantastic book launch tonight of a new book by David Breeze which I’m privileged to have contributed too. Out now and an excellent publication. #HadriansWall

A lovely bone hairpin excavated yesterday on site #UncoveringRomanCarlisle

Sun, Showers and rainbows over the trenches at the Uncovering Roman #Carlisle excavation #Archaeology

It’s great to been back on the Carlisle Roman Excavation once again #HadriansWall #Archaeology

The barriers are down on the newly consolidated SW corner of Vindolanda fort which formed part of the 2019-2023 excavations #archaeology #HadriansWall

A section of #HadriansWall was excavated over the last 3 weeks to find the line of the wall and the site of Milecastle 76 at the western end of the wall. This remarkable section was exposed including a cut showing the early turf wall which was rebuilt in stone during the later 2nd century.

I called by the site of the next Uncovering Roman Carlisle dig which starts on the 26th October. It will possible to visit the site and chat to the team and take a tour. #HadriansWall #Carlisle #archaeology

The remains of a Roman flagon found during excavation during the 2024 excavation season. The Uncovering roman Carlisle Team will be back from the 26th October for a short 2 week dig. #HadriansWall #Carlisle #archaeology

The Column of the Goths in Gülhane park #Istanbul not on many peoples list but worth seeking out this enigmatic monument #Türkiye #Constantinople

The column of Marcian dates to the mid 5th Century AD and stood on one of the major routes into Constantinople but was surrounded by buildings and lost from public view until a fire in 1908 opened up the area revealed it again #Istanbul #archaeology #türkiye