Dr Alan Montgomery

Many people are still surprised to discover that the lands to the north of Hadrian's Wall are dotted with Roman sites including forts, roads, camps and bathhouses. To find out more, check out my books, both currently reduced if you buy direct from the publisher: shorturl.at/7Ytav #RomanSiteSaturday

A Roman milestone and an almost as venerable Ministry of Works sign seen near Hadrian's Wall today.

One final sprint to save a landscape - £28m secured, £2m to go! Donation matching until the end of the month - the Wildlife Trusts are so close to buying the largest chunk of the UK offered for sale in 30 yrs. Landscape-scale protection, to hold a 40-mile wide nature corridor together for wildlife.

Late eighteenth-century picture frames in the background of The Favourite, the film about the (early eighteenth-century) life of Queen Anne.

The Birnam sycamore, Perthshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. A mighty tree on the bank of the River Tay #thicktrunktuesday

I was given 'The Road to Mons Graupius' at Christmas and it's the most enjoyable book I have read this year. It was wonderful to read about the history of places in this part of Scotland that I know so well, and to visualise what was happening here 2,000 years ago.

Nice to see the parch marks of the late Flavian fort at Caersws appearing on the latest Google Earth coverage. The inner roads and stone defence wall along with eastern road and multiple defensive ditches can all be seen. The earlier Flavian campaign fort defences also appear east of the village.

An interesting article on the upcoming exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland, which I am very much looking forward to! www.thenational.scot/culture/best...

Hwæt! 🐉 Ever wondered what the epic poem Beowulf sounds like spoken in Old English? #NationalPoetryDay

Very excited to get my hands on a copy of this wonderful book about the amazing Breton stones by Wendy Mewes, with gorgeous illustrations by @classicalalan.bsky.social !

Some great pics from the Roman Open Day at Kinneil Estate on the Antonine Wall www.falkirkherald.co.uk/news/people/...

A Roman tombstone for #TombTuesday. It was found on Ludgate Hill in London in 1669, and marked the final resting place of centurion Vivius Marcianus. His wife Januaria Martina set it up for him some time in the third century.

A Roman tombstone for #TombTuesday. It was found on Ludgate Hill in London in 1669, and marked the final resting place of centurion Vivius Marcianus. His wife Januaria Martina set it up for him some time in the third century.

A Roman mosaic of snails escaping a basket. 🏛️ Basilica Patricale, Aquileia 🇮🇹 🕰️ 4th century AD #MosaicMonday

The Duddo Stones: five strange megaliths on a hilltop in Northumberland. Sometimes they even sing. #StandingStoneSunday

There are loads of Scottish Roman forts in my book The Road to Mons Graupius, from Trimontium in the Borders to Stracathro, the most northerly Roman fort in the world. You can buy it direct from the publisher at a discounted price here: tippermuirbooks.co.uk/product/the-... #RomanFortThursday

There are loads of Scottish Roman forts in my book The Road to Mons Graupius, from Trimontium in the Borders to Stracathro, the most northerly Roman fort in the world. You can buy it direct from the publisher at a discounted price here: tippermuirbooks.co.uk/product/the-... #RomanFortThursday

The ‘Jewel of Antiquity’ - a stone fragment from Balmuildy Roman Fort that names Urbicus as Governor of Britain, and in doing so identifies and dates the Antonine Wall. Part of the collections at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanScotland

NASA picture of the day today is a real 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿beauty! This is a composite image of the ~5000yo Callanish Stones on the Isle of Lewis. The amazing Giuseppe Petricca has only gone and photographed the Sun at noon there, every few days, for a whole year. #Dedication 🔭🧪👌 ℹ️: science.nasa.gov/image-articl...

This is the six metre tall menhir of Kerampeulven in Finistère, Brittany. Perhaps due to its phallic shape, it was long believed to enhance fertility, so women who hoped to fall pregnant would rub their bellies against it. #StandingStoneSunday

Yesterday I did a major rewrite of my story and I went to bed super excited and woke up right at 5 am still excited and immediately started sketching out the new ideas. Here’s one

Happy #StandingStoneSunday 🥳🌞 This is one of the taller stones (nearly twice head height) in the remote & spectacular Drizzlecombe stone row complex at Yelverton, Dartmoor 🥰 Well worth a visit! 📷 My own, May 2026

This is the six metre tall menhir of Kerampeulven in Finistère, Brittany. Perhaps due to its phallic shape, it was long believed to enhance fertility, so women who hoped to fall pregnant would rub their bellies against it. #StandingStoneSunday

The superbly preserved Craigmillar Castle, three miles south-east of the centre of Edinburgh. Mary, Queen of Scots came here in December 1566 when the "Craigmillar Bond", a plan to kill her second husband, Lord Darnley, was agreed. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot... #Scotland #Edinburgh

Some more lovely stained glass from the collection of the V&A in London, this panel showing a musical angel was made c. 1420-40 and originally came from Hardwick House in Suffolk.

Some more lovely stained glass from the collection of the V&A in London, this panel showing a musical angel was made c. 1420-40 and originally came from Hardwick House in Suffolk.

🐉🥚🐉Hatchling Dragons... #MythologyMonday #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreThursday #FolkWitchFriday #FolkloreSunday

#Photography, the moment of the discovery of the statues of King Menkaure & his wife, Queen Khamerenbeti II (1910). King Menkaure was a king of the Fourth Dynasty in the Old Kingdom period (c. 2532-2503 BC) #sculpture #Egypt

Another day, another email informing me that my private data has been accessed due to a 'security incident'. Will there ever come a point when we realise that having to give all our personal details every time we want to buy, book, register or subscribe to anything is maybe not such a good idea?

Discovered (by me, at least) on a sunny cycle in Brittany last month, the Manor of Touche Carné was constructed in the 15th century and has recently been restored. #MedievalMonday

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Discovered (by me, at least) on a sunny cycle in Brittany last month, the Manor of Touche Carné was constructed in the 15th century and has recently been restored. #MedievalMonday

It's funny the things you stumble across in quiet corners of rural Brittany...

And thus the dragon endeth the lesson. #WyrdWednesday

When I was in Brittany last month, I made a quick visit to the amazing Dolmen of Ty ar Boudiged, an ancient tomb that still retains its original mound. Its name translates into English as 'the House of the Fairies'. #TombTuesday

A beautiful example of English 15th-century stained glass from Suffolk, featuring St Edmund, now in the collection of the V&A.

When I was in Brittany last month, I made a quick visit to the amazing Dolmen of Ty ar Boudiged, an ancient tomb that still retains its original mound. Its name translates into English as 'the House of the Fairies'. #TombTuesday

A beautiful example of English 15th-century stained glass from Suffolk, featuring St Edmund, now in the collection of the V&A.

I stood in the rain for half an hour waiting for the sun to come out - and the result was this shot of Stokesay Castle, with Ragleth seen in the distance. Stokesay was built at the end of the 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow, who was one of the richest men in England. Tree-ring... #Shropshire

Britain’s most southerly standing stone: The Old Man of Gugh (Scilly). He used to be known as The Old Man Cutting Turf #StandingStoneSunday

Nestling in the shade of an oak on a hot August morning, this is the huge (nearly 5m tall) menhir of Kerelcun in Finisterre, Brittany. #StandingStoneSunday

Exploring the Roman Antonine Wall at Watling Lodge. #Roman #archaeology #history #heritage #bordercollie

I do love the old steel signposts with metal lettering, not so many still around. . #Ecosse #Scotland #photography #photographie

#RomanFortThursday Hardknott #Roman Fort is an archeological site, the remains of the Roman fort Mediobogdum, located on the western side of the Hardknott Pass in the English county of #Cumbria. The fort was built between 120-138 on a rocky spur. #Archaeology #History

Carving from the Antonine Wall, Scotland. Two winged figures of Victory, the bearded figure of Mars with a spear and shield and the female personification of Imperial Valour. Found in West Dunbartonshire in the late 18th century. Hunterian Museum, Glasgow . #RomanSiteSaturday #FindsFriday