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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 19h

#FindsFriday with the West Bagborough hoard, a mixture of 681 silver coins & other pieces of hack silver AD365 We caught this at the Somerset Museum on our way to North Devon & Cornwall, see more of the journey >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 20h

#FontsOnFriday & also from Lamphey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 this c13 font from St Tyfei & St Faith

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 20h

Just occasionally for #RuinedPrioryFriday we keep you on your toes with a ruined bishops palace, and Lamphey Bishops Palace, just outside of Pembrokeshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 was a great visit

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#AdoorableThursday & earlier in the week we shared the remarkable c12 tympanum from St George, Dorchester displayed next to it is this rather wonderful ancient door see more of our adventures from Dorset & beyond >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#AncientTheatreThursday & finally caught this on the weekend, the Carmarthen Amphitheatre felt particularly stupid when i realised i'd stayed overnight here in 2022 but didn't realise it was ~200m down the road See more of our journeys from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & beyond >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

#AdoorableThursday with this remarkable doorway from St Andrews, Penrice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 with a partly timber doorway See more of our journeys around Wales & beyond >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Always nice to come back from a weekend & be spoiled for choice for #HillfortsWednesday Had a fantastic time seeing more in Pembrokeshire & Gower 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 📷 Caer Aber Pwll Building to the new Hillfort Series this autumn For now you can catch more Welsh Hillforts here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyY...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HillfortsWednesday & an incredible evening spent at Treyarnon Bay, photographing the promontory fort(s) of the Winecove point complex & staying at the YHA place there You can see more of the story in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#HengeWednesday and about this time last year was heading back from Cornwall & figured i'd try & get some shots of Castilly Henge, turned out excavations were still ongoing, but its a nice shot of the section cut :) See more from our journey >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#TympanumTuesday & its a dramatic one, I had no idea this was hiding in Dorchester, a depiction of the miracle of St George at Antioch in 1098

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Was not ready for the huge capstone of King Arthur's Stone, Gower Peninsular 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #TombTuesday See more of our adventures from Wales & around the UK >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#TilesOnTuesday with these from c13-c14 at the Somerset Museum We caught this on a broader journey to North Devon & Cornwall which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#ChancelArchTuesday & while it was locked, just managed to get a peak at this slightly wonky offering from c12 at St Clears Church 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 see more of our adventures around Wales & the UK here >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MedievalMonday & the rather incredible Cheddar Brooch from the Somerset Museum A large silver disc brooch from around c9-10 We caught this on a broader journey to North Devon & Cornwall which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

#MosaicMonday & the East Coker Mosaic at the Museum of Somerset, Taunton c4, the hunting scene may be a nod to the villa owners love of hunting We caught this on a broader journey to North Devon & Cornwall which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One for #MotteMonday St Clears Castle, Carmarthenshire 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 is a little overgrown, but when you see it in the context of the landscape, and the c12 church a short way away, it starts to make more sense See more of our adventures from Wales & around the UK >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

embarrassed to say i had no idea this was here, was fortunate it even gets its own road sign & gotta be one of the most amazing ancient crosses i've caught in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 for #StoneworkSunday its the Carew Cross See more from our adventures in Wales >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

#StandingStoneSunday is always funny when the stone is *much* smaller than it looks in pictures for reference this barely got up to my waist great sunset for it though 🌅 Parc Newydd, in a field just outside Carmarthen 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 See more of our adventures in Wales >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

well... quite the welcome coming into Wales this evening! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We've got a new episode up from another incredible sundown & another micro adventure from this time last year >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiGX... #Cymru #Autumn

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#RuinedPrioryFriday with the beautiful Romanesque archways of Furness Abbey, Cumbria We caught this along with many (many many) other ancient & medieval places around the UK, which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FindsFriday with some of the gorgeous Viking artefacts from the exhibition at Hedeby in Schleswig 🇩🇪 swords & grave goods from between 750-900 AD See more of the settlement in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqH... #VikingFriday

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#FontsOnFriday & this from St Martin's Church Fincham is kinda wild, nativity scenes & all sorts going on

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

#RuinedPrioryFriday & a bit of a drive to get to this one, but had been on the list for the longest time Cymer Abbey, Gwynedd 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the Circus Maximus of Rome for #AncientTheatreThursday you can see much more from Rome & also ancient sites around Italy in the playlist (plus its just just very pleasant background for a second screen on mute if thats what you're into) >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#RomanFortThursday & the surviving gateways of Brecon y Gaer fort 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 the shadows were a bit sharp this particular morning but great to see it again See more of what we caught around Brecon in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_I...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#AdoorableThursday with the restored romanesque doorway of St Michaels, Penselwood, Somerset taken this week We've been making more & more smaller trips around the UK, you can catch more of our ancient & medieval explorations here >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Woodensday & the remarkable Roskilde Viking Ship Museum, housing the 5 Skuldelev ships, sunk in around 1070 to block the channel to the town against attackers See more in the Denmark episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rw1...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have caught a fair number of Hillforts around Dorset, but still space for one or two lesser known ones, This is Dungeon Hill we're kicking off our 2nd Hillfort season soon, you can catch many more Dorset Hillforts here >>> www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #HillfortsWednesday

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#TowersOnTuesday & this week found myself with a very nice day to catch (amongst other things) Alfred's Tower

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#TilesOnTuesday with these at @poolemuseum.bsky.social believed to be c14, from demolition debris of St James Church on the Poole waterfront

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

we posted this #TombTuesday thread from Knudshoved Odde a while ago 👇 Well you can catch these in the Denmark episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rw1... bsky.app/profile/fore...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#ChancelArchTuesday and this from St Nicholas, Worth Matravers is very interesting As well as a rather irregular arc, You can see the saw tooth edge becomes highly uneven in width - esp at the appex of the arch

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

#TympanumTuesday with St Nicholas, Worth Matravers depicting the coronation of the virgin, pretty damaged - the guide inside the church suggesting this may have been done by civil war troops

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is Calatañazor 🇪🇸 its small, unbelievably beautiful - and you'll just have to watch the episode as i don't have time to make a thread on this today >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v30G... #MedievalMonday

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#MotteMonday with the Cilwhybert Motte, just south of Brecon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 see more in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_I...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

For #StandingStoneSunday - some of the wonderful runestones in the National Museum of Denmark 🇩🇰 🧵

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#AncientSiteSunday & it has to be Caerwent 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 one of the finest surviving Roman towns in Britain See more of it in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_I...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

today its 17 years to the day since i moved to Bournemouth for uni, but in that time and from all the angles i've admired Corfe Castle, today was the first time i'd actually been inside with the (free) heritage open day so here's some pics of that #CastleSaturday 🧵

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#SteepleSaturday & with the trees around it, its quite hard to get good compositions of Brecon Cathedral 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 from the ground So its nice to catch it from above see more in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_I...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#RomanSiteSaturday with the Roman Baths at Prestatyn 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 caught these a couple of weeks ago we've got a new episode from a bit further south, that also explores Caerwent thats here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_I...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

#CastleSaturday with Caldicot Castle 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 just on the other side of the Prince of Wales bridge see more of it in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Pk...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#FontsOnFriday with the iconic font at Brecon Cathedral We were back here as part of a 24hr journey to and from this part of Wales � which you can catch here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=hC_I...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Have been up all night editing, it's #RuinedPrioryFriday & I meant to post this last week, but ran out of time Its Croxden Abbey, Staffordshire When i've had a bit of sleep will turn this into a 🧵👇

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#AncientTheatreThursday & the amphitheatre of Trier 🇩🇪 including the subterranean passages, which we caught back in August catch more of our adventures through Germany, this time around Hamburg & south to Magdeburg >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtqH...

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Forest Archaic Collective @forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

#AdoorableThursday with this very nice romanesque portal at Saint Thomas the Martyr, Monmouth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 a little way further west - see our Journey into central wales & back >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Pk...

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