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Investigating the Iron Age and Roman period in SW Britain. Bournemouth University #HillfortsWednesday Posts (mostly) by Miles Russell
- 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 ☀️
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View full threadChûn Castle is more of a jam coconut ring. #BiscuitHillfortsWednesday
- Now I'm VERY hungry 🤣
- 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
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- It is rather splendid 🤩
- *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 ☀️
- Surely the most devastating words are: out of tea 😂
- This is also true 😬
- I've been temporarily Romanised & assimilated as a Client Archaeologist of Britannia. Normal service should resume next week
- There's clearly a glitch in the Matrix...🤣
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- Thank you. Very glad you liked it 😊
- 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.
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- You're very welcome. Sounds fun 👍
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- 😊👍
