Durotriges Dig
Investigating the Iron Age and Roman period in SW Britain. Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday Posts (mostly) by Miles Russell
- *No hillforts today* Possibly the most devastating 3 words in the English language...
- No #hillforts today 🧐🤔 as it's #RomanMilecastleWednesday 😬 Roman Milecastle 39 last night on the spectacular Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site, basking in the evening sun ☀️
- An epic recreation of an Iron Age chariot team at the west gate of Maiden Castle hillfort #Dorset (warrior machismo brilliantly undercut by the children and dog running alongside) © Angus McBride *Rome’s Enemies 2* @ospreypublishing.bsky.social 1985 by Peter Wilcox #HillfortsWednesday
- Can we let you in on a secret this #HillfortsWednesday? We have a new Open Access publication and it's hillfort related Fraught With High Tragedy: a contextual and chronological reconsideration of the Maiden Castle Iron Age war cemetery Read it here 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- A 7th century grave-marker reading: CATGVG C [FI]ILIVS GIDEO Cathug, son of Gideon Reused in the fabric of an 8th century church, itself destroyed in 1841 Now built into the church of Lady St Mary, Wareham #Dorset 📷 May 2025 A once standing stone for #StandingStoneSunday
- #HillFortWednesday Thursday 15 May Archaeology of Hollingbury Hillfort A history walk with leader Luci Hammond Meet at the Woodbourne Garage at the top of Ditchling Road at 6.15pm.
