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
Romans
The Crimson One
The Crimson One In Bremenium, a cock crows,On midsummer night,Spears and shields together form,Barrier between cold and missed Apennines,Now facing feared terra, Of mountain passes and hissed wind,Which… Read More »The Crimson One
Theory: Why Hadrian’s Wall Did Not Extend Further East – A Strategic Docking and Defence Zone at Wallsend
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 on… Read More »Theory: Why Hadrian’s Wall Did Not Extend Further East – A Strategic Docking and Defence Zone at Wallsend
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
The Stanegate Roman Road
By Crasterfarian This site has many posts about various Roman remains in Northumberland. I think it;s important to help put some of this into context within… Read More »The Stanegate Roman Road
Theory: Strategic Omission of Turrets Between Castlesteads and Aballava Forts due to Petriana Deployment at Uxelodunum and Frontier Tactics
By Crasterfarian Background Between Milecastle 58 (Newtown) and Milecastle 72 (Fauld Farm) on Hadrian’s Wall, a stretch of roughly 13 Roman miles, no remains of Wall… Read More »Theory: Strategic Omission of Turrets Between Castlesteads and Aballava Forts due to Petriana Deployment at Uxelodunum and Frontier Tactics
The Banna Theory: Arthur, the Last Roman Warlord
By Crasterfarian When the Roman Empire withdrew its legions from Britain in the early 5th century, it left behind not just monumental buildings and roads,… Read More »The Banna Theory: Arthur, the Last Roman Warlord
Milestone Zero: Where Hadrian’s Wall Was Born
By Crasterfarian The Stanegate road stretched across England and became the most northerly demarcation defensive line in Britannia. Built under the command of one of… Read More »Milestone Zero: Where Hadrian’s Wall Was Born
Milecastle 4 And The Gate That Never Was
By Crasterfarian During various excavations of Hadrian’s Wall, it was assumed, due to dead reckoning of distance between milecastles, that Milecastle 4 was sited where… Read More »Milecastle 4 And The Gate That Never Was
Is This The Start of the Vallum in Newcastle?
To this day, no one really knows where the Vallum began. . . . This massive ditch formed a buffer zone to the south of… Read More »Is This The Start of the Vallum in Newcastle?