A section of the Roman walls of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, visible amongst the shelves of a local bookshop :)pic.twitter.com/Aeeik6Fxhj
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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
Man, that whole island is a palimpsest.
Hah! :)
Doc, this thread is awesome.
Thank you! :)
Wish I had known about this twenty years ago when we lived near Grantham and went to Horncastle antique emporia.
It's well worth seeing but also surprisingly unsigned and unkempt :(
We have a wall too in Caistor. Don't we @DuncanCole1
We certainly do!
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