A more easily visible and substantial piece of the Late Roman walls of Horncastle is on view in the local library.pic.twitter.com/zKh0KglhqE
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A more easily visible and substantial piece of the Late Roman walls of Horncastle is on view in the local library.pic.twitter.com/zKh0KglhqE
Another section of the Roman walls of Horncastle found in the local library, showing a surviving area of the original finely cut ashlar-facing on the inside of the wall.pic.twitter.com/7CekJEChRX
A long section of the core of the Roman wall at what was the western entrance to Horncastle.pic.twitter.com/MvipoZQfWE
The core of a former bastion located in the north-east corner of the Roman walls of Horncastle, just behind the bookshop.pic.twitter.com/Q3daDy6OTk
For interest, here's a plan of the Late Roman walled fort at Horncastle set against a modern satellite image of the town.pic.twitter.com/Xuc0rDptEg
A finely detailed Roman ceramic head discovered near Horncastle; still has traces of paint and plaster surviving: http://slha.org.uk/photogallery/index.php?thistopic=Archaeology_Roman …pic.twitter.com/EHrtUpoBl3
A gold coin of Honorius, AD 397–402, made into a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon pendant, from Horncastle: https://www.thecollectionmuseum.com/blog/view/some-new-archaeological-acquisitions …pic.twitter.com/lHRkWoyhJg
A lovely early 7th-century silver boar's head terminal from Horncastle, poss from a helmet crest & w/ tiny garnet eyes; now in @collectionusher.pic.twitter.com/wVMHK0icWs
A 7th-century Anglo-Saxon pendant made from a 5th-/6th-century gold & garnet cloisonné cicada, found Horncastle; now in @collectionusher.pic.twitter.com/D2rVYlose7
An early 10th-century dirham found near Horncastle, Lincolnshire; probably minted at Balkh, Afghanistan, and subsequently gilded & used as jewellery: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/443152 …pic.twitter.com/cj9FRV195e
Another piece of the Roman walls of Horncastle emerging from the fabric of a modern building.pic.twitter.com/7X3Vyd4ttz
The smallest visible piece of the Roman walls of Horncastle?pic.twitter.com/6wy3YigF7Y
Hello! I'll be doing a road trip through scotland/england/Wales in the spring, and I'm hoping to hit the best Roman sites around. Any suggestions outside of the usual ones like Hadrian's wall or bath?
Sure! How about the amphitheatre at Caerleon? http://www.visitwales.com/things-to-do/attractions/museums-galleries/museums/national-roman-legion-museum … >pic.twitter.com/XyVzAdYfqn
> Or Burgh Castle in Norfolk? http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/burgh-castle/ … >pic.twitter.com/0AAvWfOWWQ
> Or Fishbourne Roman Palace? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbourne_Roman_Palace … >pic.twitter.com/5PNqW754QY
> Pevensey Roman fort in Sussex? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderitum pic.twitter.com/ii7RwiHBOL
Or the still-standing Roman-era houses at Chysauster, Cornwall? https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/745910734937284608 … Hope that helps! :)
This is wonderful! Thank you so much, I'm trying to do as much as possible in the week or so I'll be driving.
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