The Pagan Path Beneath Our Feet
An Exploration of Hartburn, Warkworth & Woodhorn By Crasterfarian Across Northumberland’s rivers and roads, clues linger, carved in stone, hidden in caves, worn into the… Read More »The Pagan Path Beneath Our Feet
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Walbottle’s Ghost of the Vallum
By Crasterfarian It’s all around us. History seeps from every inch of our land. Sometimes it’s visible, other times its very subtle. At first glance,… Read More »Walbottle’s Ghost of the Vallum
Fire, Plague and Buried Treasure
By Crasterfarian Linking the Burning of Vindobala, the Antonine Plague and the Milecastle 13 Hoard Vindobala (modern Rudchester), constructed around AD 125 and manned by the… Read More »Fire, Plague and Buried Treasure
Vindobala and Its Giant’s Grave
By Crasterfarian Vindobala / Rudchester This fort lies around 11km west of Condercum Fort at Benwell. That’s a good stretch between forts and is the second… Read More »Vindobala and Its Giant’s Grave
Benwell Condercum and Its Unique Features
By Crasterfarian The Fort and Its Remains Benwell fort, or Condercum as it was known to the Romans, sits on the high ground to the west… Read More »Benwell Condercum and Its Unique Features
A Northumbrian Roman Road to Sacred Sites
By Crasterfarian Introduction As you head up the A68 from Corbridge you are travelling on the early trails of the legions. The road you are… Read More »A Northumbrian Roman Road to Sacred Sites
Theory: Why Hadrian’s Wall Did Not Extend Further East – A Strategic Docking and Defence Zone at Wallsend
By Crasterfarian This theory proposes that Hadrian’s Wall terminated at Segedunum not due to oversight, but because it needed to go no further. Its tactical position… Read More »Theory: Why Hadrian’s Wall Did Not Extend Further East – A Strategic Docking and Defence Zone at Wallsend
Legacy
Legacy By Crasterfarian I came across this today while shifting some files off an old drive, I wrote it after PMA Snr passed on in 2011.… Read More »Legacy
The Craster Circular: A Canny Schlep and A Lot of History
By Crasterfarian There is a fantastic circular walk to be taken from Craster Quarry Car Park to Dunstan Square Farm, along to Dunstan Steads, then back… Read More »The Craster Circular: A Canny Schlep and A Lot of History
Recycled Roman Stone in Penshaw Monument from a Lost Roman Weir on the River Wear
By Crasterfarian Introduction Crowning the top of Penshaw Hill stands one of the North East’s most iconic landmarks. Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 as a… Read More »Recycled Roman Stone in Penshaw Monument from a Lost Roman Weir on the River Wear
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