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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A section of the Roman walls of Horncastle, Lincolnshire, visible amongst the shelves of a local bookshop :)pic.twitter.com/Aeeik6Fxhj
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
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 :(
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