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
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
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
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
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?
How likely is it that significant Roman aftefacts and structures were cleared when the shipyard was expanded at the turn of the 20th century? Hundreds… Read More »The Roman Remains That Were Lost Under Swan Hunter
By William Trow 16th July 2021. Summary The following text explains my idea, from evidence found, how the Romans could have created a permanent high… Read More »Possible Roman Navigation Features at The Mouth of The River Tyne
Housebuilding started over the North Walbottle Romano-British Enclosure 13th Jan 2025 Housebuilding has started over the North Walbottle Romano-British Enclosure, opposite Abbey Grange. Historic Environment… Read More »Housebuilding started over the North Walbottle Romano-British Enclosure
Roman Stones Missing from Mill Dam Roundabout, South Shields 6th Jan 2025 by Luan Hanratty and Gary Holland Update 2: South Tyneside Council have made… Read More »Roman Stones Missing from Mill Dam Roundabout, South Shields
City Spirits Under Hadrian’s gaze,Rome’s distant child sprang,A bridge was laid down,With fort upon outcrop,Overlooking the work,By Neptune’s wharf and altar,Dogged burn cleft a town,From lort and sludge,To saturnine… Read More »City Spirits
