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
Hadrians Wall
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
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
For Our Beloved Sycamore
For Our Beloved Sycamore By Helen Killen-Stark Under the lighthouse beamOf the harvest moonThere lies a Sycamore longshipA scythe into the skiesDashed upon an ancient… Read More »For Our Beloved Sycamore
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