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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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

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Burnswark Roman Siege camps

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

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.

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

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?...

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The HW1 bus a new service along Hadrians Wall

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

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.

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

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.

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

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

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Uncovering Roman Carlisle has started. The Victorian landfill is being removed and soon the archaeologists will be in the trenches from the 19th April #Carlisle #HadriansWall

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

It was great to get back to #Vindolanda this week and the the dig is progressing well. Plenty of archaeology this year along with Magna and Carlisle exploring its Roman past. #archaeology #HadriansWall

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The Roman landscape looking east at Coesike turret 33b. The north ditch can clearly be seen although largely filled in and on the left the flattened area is the remains of the upcast mound made of the earth when the ditch was originally dug #HadriansWall #archaeology

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

The south western corner of the legionary fortress of Eboracum (York) is still well preserved and the curve in the wall where the western and southern walls meet is still visible. Founded in the AD70’s as the legions pushed slowly northwards into the north of the country #york

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Pete Savin @petesavin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

The 7th cent crypt under #Ripon Cathedral is one of two built by St Wilfrid with the other in Hexham. Both were made of Roman stones. In the case of Ripon this came from nearby Aldborough known to the romans as Isurium

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