Pete Savin

A look at the turf section of #HadriansWall west of Birdoswald fort a unique section that was never replaced by the stone rebuild #Archaeology youtu.be/PIbp_-BjmhU?...

The Milestone which sits alongside the Stanegate Roman Road at #Vindolanda fort is one of the very few stones still in its original location out of thousands which must have existed across the UK #archaeology #HadriansWall

Vindolanda during Storm Boelo catching a rainbow as the showers speed over #HadriansWall #Archaeology #Northumberland

As is always the way with archaeological excavations there’s always a last minute find. At Uncovering Roman #Carlisle the team working on the Roman road uncovered a feature with a strong metallic signal which needed investigating #archaeology youtu.be/ZI4gKMGaHCM?...

The turf section of #HadriansWall at High House with its north ditch marked by the fence. The vallum earthwork runs along the skyline. The wall was later rebuilt in stone on a more northern line off to the left #Archaeology

A look at Burnswark Hill fort in the Scottish Borders the site of two Roman siege camps at its base youtu.be/CQts-nXSlHg?...

Westward bound leaving Newcastle, the #HadriansWall fort of Pons Aelius lies under the Norman Castle keep

The 12th cent Brough castle was built into the platform of Verteris Roman fort which guarded the Stainmore pass from the late 1st Century AD. The location of Maiden castle fortlet sits above the modern A66 with a good line of sight #RomanBritain

A look at Ilkley Roman fort youtu.be/D1Mm7hBayrc?...

The remains of a Roman column on Watergate Street in Chester in the back yard of a cafe! The city was built on the remains of the fortress of the 20th legion. The arch and surrounding masonry is modern #romanbritain #archaeology #Chester

We only know her through a partial name “Ved[.]ic[..]” but she was a tribeswoman of the Cornovii in Shropshire close to the medieval town of Shrewsbury. She must have been of high rank or possibly married to an army officer and died aged 30 at the fort in Ilkley #Archaeology

The north face of Hadrian’s Wall close to Milecastle 44 at Allolee Rigg with Cawfields Crag in the background (left) #archaeology #hadrianswall

New Kilpatrick cemetery is literally divided by the line of the Roman frontier which existed in the mid 2nd century AD in the form of the #AntonineWall. The foundation layers excavated in the early 20th century are still on display within the grounds #archaeology #scotland

Up at Garnhall on the #AntonineWall there’s a short stroll from the Castlecary Hotel onto a preserved section #Scotland #archaeology

Looking east towards turret 44b Mucklebank which sits just below the next summit. The wall still lies buried as it crosses Walltown Nick. On the right the military way supply road winds past King Arthur’s Well, #archaeology #romanbritain #hadrianswall

Milecastle 42 at Cawfields was thankfully saved when the quarry to the west was still in operation but sadly a section of wall was lost and now terminates on the quarry edge #hadrianswall #archaeology #romanbritain

Fragments of a Roman face pot found at the Roman settlement at Chester Le Street in County Durham. The Roman name for the 2nd century fort was Concangis.

A quick video of the Roman bath house uncovered at #Binchester Roman fort which is currently on display under a temporary building, at least half of the building remains to be excavated hopefully in when funds are available. #archaeology #RomanBritain

Join me on short if steep walk along the line of #HadriansWall from Coesike turret to #Housesteads fort youtu.be/k1nbqKuRaCc?...

Looking south along the line of Dere street roman road where it meets the remains of the Roman bridge at Piercebridge #archaeology #RomanBritain

I shall be returning to Hadrian’s Wall issues very soon but in the meantime a short video about the only Roman lighthouse still standing in Britain #Dover #archaeology #romanbritain #lighthouse #Kent

Having a dusk walk along the walls of the Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) the town was built in the mid 1st century within an earlier Iron Age settlement, it was never built on after the end of Roman rule and its street grid can often be seen during a dry summer

There’s a new bus service available from #Carlisle which stops along #HadriansWall to The Roman Army museum. The HW1 is great for short linear walks or rejoining the national trail. youtu.be/Tf4ND72vBsw?...

A quick stop at the site of Milecastle 47 on Hadrian’s Wall #archaeology #HadriansWallPath

A video showing the well which was uncovered during the latest #Carlisle dig, let’s hope the team can reach the bottom in another dig season?The location is within the building thought to be a temple to the south of early 3rd Century palacial building #archaeology #history

A look at the Antonine wall Fortlet at Kinneil #archaeology youtu.be/WN_Ua4S83SE?...

A visit to the Bridgeness Distance slab at the eastern end of the #Antoninewall, this is a replica but the real one was found close to the tower in the background in 1868 #RomanScotland

Taking a breather in the British Museum members cafe, great views over the great court.

Down in the smoke for a short visit and thought I’d stop off at the site of the Roman Bridge across the Thames #archaeology #history #London

A short update on the Roman excavation at Carlisle Cricket club as we finish in just a few days. #archaeology #HadriansWall #Carlisle

Jan and Ollie recording the outer wall of the 3rd century AD Roman building at #Carlisle cricket club. You have three days left to visit for a tour before we finish for this excavation period and the site is reburied. #archaeology #Hadrianswall #Cumbria

The stone foundation of the #AntonineWall exposed at New Kirkpatrick cemetery showing a drainage culvert #archaeology #Scotland

Walking off site at #Vindolanda tonight after a day of rain showers, the weather has left the best till last today #archaeology #Hadrianswall

One of the most fascinating periods of #Vindolanda was the Severan period when the stone fort was demolished and round houses built over the platform in groups of 10 back to back, Roman planning but Romano British in design. Excavation is revealing more of these structures.

The terrace of the military way built after AD160 to service the forts, Milecastles and turrets along Hadrian’s Wall.It’s a testament to the Roman builders that the road is still visible in the landscape such as here at Walltown. #archaeology #hadrianswall #history

We started excavation today with rain and finished with a beautiful evening as the site closed I feel very lucky to experience the fort in all its various weather moods #archaeology #Vindolanda #hadrianswall

The sun is out and it’s great to be back at #Vindolanda putting trowel to ancient ground #archaeology

The medieval stone robbers did a fairly comprehensive job removing the palatial Roman building currently being excavated at #Carlisle cricket club but this section of the southern wall is now seeing the light of day once again. The building dates to the early 3rd century.

A lovely bit of 2nd Century Samian pottery for #findsfriday found this week at Uncovering Roman #Carlisle #Archaeology

It’s a 10 minute walk over the river Eden to the current Roman excavation at the cricket club and tours are available no need to book #Carlisle #archaeology

The moment an almost intact mortarium was excavated at the Uncovering Roman #Carlisle dig. The contents will be analysed in the lab. These Roman mixing bowls were part of every good kitchen #archaeology #HadriansWall

A beautiful almost complete Roman mixing bowl or Mortaria about to be lifted at Uncovering Roman #Carlisle. The contents will be analysed in the lab #archaeology #HadriansWall

Looking over the remains of the southern wall of the Roman building, badly robbed for stone the width indicates it was a substantial construction #Carlisle #archaeology

First evidence of a Danish cohort of Roman troops appears in the barrow, we are still piecing together the evidence but this deadly object may have been used to stop barefoot attacks during the night #ucoveringromancarlisle

An update on week two of the Uncovering Roman #Carlisle spring excavation #HadriansWall #archaeology youtu.be/qjd70tAIY2g?si…

Two similar views of the Carlisle excavation from 2023 and 2026, the team has pushed back the southern edges of the trench and will have time to look at early Roman levels. The square feature are the remains of a column base #archaeology #carlisle #hadrianswall

A child’s footprint left in a roman tile whilst it was drying, the tile was later used to build the public bath house in Ratae now modern #Leicester. Now on display in the Jewry Wall Museum

The Uncovering Roman Carlisle dig starts on the 19th April for 6 weeks but work has started preparing the site. I took a Thursday look at the progress. Thanks to Frank Giecco Senior archaeologist #Carlisle #hadrianswall #archaeology

It’s going to be an exciting six weeks at Carlisle. Expanded trenches based on the 2024/25 areas

The work to remove the upper layers and Victorian landfill has begun at #Carlisle Cricket club as the Uncovering Roman Carlisle Team return for a 6 week archaeological excavation. The site is currently being prepared and the official start is the 19th April. #HadriansWall