Ghosts of the Past
Ghosts of the Past No wall ran here,and waves battered no pier.Their boats were beached,and chiefs beseeched,behind the marine palisade,cunning yet afraid,glinting in secret glade.Civilisation… Read More »Ghosts of the Past
Votadini
Divide et Impera – Another Way to Look at Hadrian’s Wall
Divide et Impera — Another Way to Look at Hadrian’s Wall Maybe a better way to understand Hadrian’s Wall is to look at it as a… Read More »Divide et Impera – Another Way to Look at Hadrian’s Wall
A Roman Dune Burial in Tynemouth
By Gary Holland Many of us local to Tyneside will have fond memories of the Plaza in Tynemouth. Depending on your age, you may have… Read More »A Roman Dune Burial in Tynemouth
Why Hadrian’s Wall Didn’t Go to the Sea — Approaching a Definitive Answer
This is a follow up to an earlier post on the relationship between the people living locally as a sub-tribe of the Votadini and the… Read More »Why Hadrian’s Wall Didn’t Go to the Sea — Approaching a Definitive Answer
What’s in a Name — Part 3: The Fort at the End of the Wall
Many people think that the names of Roman forts in Britain were Latin. Although the country was administered in Latin, just as in Gaul, most… Read More »What’s in a Name — Part 3: The Fort at the End of the Wall
What’s in a Name? Part 2 — Tynemouth’s Two Celtic Rivers
River names are vital to linguists in piecing together extinct languages, which in turn provides a glimpse into ancient societies. As massive geographical barriers, but… Read More »What’s in a Name? Part 2 — Tynemouth’s Two Celtic Rivers
What’s in a Name? Celtic Place Names around Tynemouth — Part 1 — Penbal Crag
There was a time when Welsh was spoken all across this country, and some of it remains in the very oldest features of the land.… Read More »What’s in a Name? Celtic Place Names around Tynemouth — Part 1 — Penbal Crag
Where Were They? The Absence of Roman Settlement in Tynemouth
2022 marks 1900 years since work on Hadrian’s Wall commenced in 122 AD, and this post seeks to shed light on an important question of… Read More »Where Were They? The Absence of Roman Settlement in Tynemouth