Forest Archaic Collective
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Travel 🏞 History 🏛 & Jungle Music 💾
Find the history episodes & travel blog here:
https://www.youtube.com/forestjunglecollectv
Find the history episodes & travel blog here:
https://www.youtube.com/forestjunglecollectv
#MedievalMonday & a chance again yesterday to see the #floods lapping against the saxon ramparts of Wareham transforming the Dorset town into a near island
February 16, 2026 at 10:00 AM
#MedievalMonday & a chance again yesterday to see the #floods lapping against the saxon ramparts of Wareham transforming the Dorset town into a near island
#MotteMonday with Halton Motte & Bailey, just north of Lancaster
we caught this on our drive to scotland which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJR...
we caught this on our drive to scotland which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJR...
February 16, 2026 at 7:05 AM
#MotteMonday with Halton Motte & Bailey, just north of Lancaster
we caught this on our drive to scotland which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJR...
we caught this on our drive to scotland which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzJR...
While we're talking the Lake district & #StandingStoneSunday
...it has to be Castlerigg
Yet to make it back here but was lucky to catch this on a beautiful evening
See more of the lake district in the episode >>>
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
...it has to be Castlerigg
Yet to make it back here but was lucky to catch this on a beautiful evening
See more of the lake district in the episode >>>
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
February 15, 2026 at 1:24 PM
While we're talking the Lake district & #StandingStoneSunday
...it has to be Castlerigg
Yet to make it back here but was lucky to catch this on a beautiful evening
See more of the lake district in the episode >>>
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
...it has to be Castlerigg
Yet to make it back here but was lucky to catch this on a beautiful evening
See more of the lake district in the episode >>>
m.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
#StandingStoneSunday
The Birkrigg Stone Circle at dawn, with gorgeous views over Morcombe Bay
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
The Birkrigg Stone Circle at dawn, with gorgeous views over Morcombe Bay
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
February 15, 2026 at 6:46 AM
#StandingStoneSunday
The Birkrigg Stone Circle at dawn, with gorgeous views over Morcombe Bay
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
The Birkrigg Stone Circle at dawn, with gorgeous views over Morcombe Bay
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
#SaxonSunday with the beautifully crafted Tunwini cross, Great Urswick
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
February 15, 2026 at 6:37 AM
#SaxonSunday with the beautifully crafted Tunwini cross, Great Urswick
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
See more of it as well as more of the Lake District in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
February 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
#RomanSiteSaturday & i'm overdue to go and photograph the Ravenglass baths again,
The light was not great for this afternoon,
but the walls stand at impressive height for this bath house just outside the fort
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
The light was not great for this afternoon,
but the walls stand at impressive height for this bath house just outside the fort
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 AM
#RomanSiteSaturday & i'm overdue to go and photograph the Ravenglass baths again,
The light was not great for this afternoon,
but the walls stand at impressive height for this bath house just outside the fort
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
The light was not great for this afternoon,
but the walls stand at impressive height for this bath house just outside the fort
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
#RomanSiteSaturday & the unforgettable Hardknott Roman fort
destroyer of car gearboxes 🤪
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
destroyer of car gearboxes 🤪
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
February 14, 2026 at 6:57 AM
#RomanSiteSaturday & the unforgettable Hardknott Roman fort
destroyer of car gearboxes 🤪
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
destroyer of car gearboxes 🤪
see more from the lake district in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
#CastleSaturday with Kendal Castle, Cumbria
See more from the Lake District in our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
See more from the Lake District in our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
February 14, 2026 at 6:54 AM
#CastleSaturday with Kendal Castle, Cumbria
See more from the Lake District in our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
See more from the Lake District in our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R_4...
#RuinedPrioryFriday & while parts of Dore Abbey are still standing, its just a fraction of what used to be there,
You can see where the nave previously continued, now only the eastern end with the Transcepts & Presbytery stand
You can see where the nave previously continued, now only the eastern end with the Transcepts & Presbytery stand
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 AM
#RuinedPrioryFriday & while parts of Dore Abbey are still standing, its just a fraction of what used to be there,
You can see where the nave previously continued, now only the eastern end with the Transcepts & Presbytery stand
You can see where the nave previously continued, now only the eastern end with the Transcepts & Presbytery stand
#FontsOnFriday & what must be one of the most remarkable Romanesque fonts in England - this gorgeous Hereford School example from Castle Frome
For more #ChurchCrawling in the Welsh Marches & Shropshire, watch the episode here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
For more #ChurchCrawling in the Welsh Marches & Shropshire, watch the episode here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
February 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
#FontsOnFriday & what must be one of the most remarkable Romanesque fonts in England - this gorgeous Hereford School example from Castle Frome
For more #ChurchCrawling in the Welsh Marches & Shropshire, watch the episode here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
For more #ChurchCrawling in the Welsh Marches & Shropshire, watch the episode here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
love some Aurelian Walls for #RomanFortThursday
still couldn't believe on a beautiful August day with the typical crush of thousands around the Amphitheatre, *not a soul* walking around Romes mighty walls
See more in the episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
still couldn't believe on a beautiful August day with the typical crush of thousands around the Amphitheatre, *not a soul* walking around Romes mighty walls
See more in the episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 AM
love some Aurelian Walls for #RomanFortThursday
still couldn't believe on a beautiful August day with the typical crush of thousands around the Amphitheatre, *not a soul* walking around Romes mighty walls
See more in the episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
still couldn't believe on a beautiful August day with the typical crush of thousands around the Amphitheatre, *not a soul* walking around Romes mighty walls
See more in the episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
#AncientTheatreThursday & its a big one
fun opportunity to be a pedant: the 'Colosseum' was in fact the huge statue errected by Nero (no longer standing) so you can insist friends and relatives call it 'The Flavian Amphitheatre'
See more of Rome in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
fun opportunity to be a pedant: the 'Colosseum' was in fact the huge statue errected by Nero (no longer standing) so you can insist friends and relatives call it 'The Flavian Amphitheatre'
See more of Rome in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
February 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
#AncientTheatreThursday & its a big one
fun opportunity to be a pedant: the 'Colosseum' was in fact the huge statue errected by Nero (no longer standing) so you can insist friends and relatives call it 'The Flavian Amphitheatre'
See more of Rome in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
fun opportunity to be a pedant: the 'Colosseum' was in fact the huge statue errected by Nero (no longer standing) so you can insist friends and relatives call it 'The Flavian Amphitheatre'
See more of Rome in the episode >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJT...
our Hereford School weekend also furnished us with some truly amazing doors
this from St Peter & St Paul, Rock
(once again yes, there is a village simply called 'Rock')
for much more from Shropshire as well as Worcestershire & Herefordshire >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
#AdoorableThursday
this from St Peter & St Paul, Rock
(once again yes, there is a village simply called 'Rock')
for much more from Shropshire as well as Worcestershire & Herefordshire >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
#AdoorableThursday
February 12, 2026 at 7:56 AM
our Hereford School weekend also furnished us with some truly amazing doors
this from St Peter & St Paul, Rock
(once again yes, there is a village simply called 'Rock')
for much more from Shropshire as well as Worcestershire & Herefordshire >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
#AdoorableThursday
this from St Peter & St Paul, Rock
(once again yes, there is a village simply called 'Rock')
for much more from Shropshire as well as Worcestershire & Herefordshire >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
#AdoorableThursday
#Woodensday with the wonderful timbered buildings of Ledbury
see more from the Welsh Marches & Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
see more from the Welsh Marches & Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
February 11, 2026 at 8:06 AM
#Woodensday with the wonderful timbered buildings of Ledbury
see more from the Welsh Marches & Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
see more from the Welsh Marches & Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
#HillfortsWednesday & Earls Hill in Shropshire looking beautiful in autumn 😍
See more Hillforts from Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
See more Hillforts from Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 AM
#HillfortsWednesday & Earls Hill in Shropshire looking beautiful in autumn 😍
See more Hillforts from Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
See more Hillforts from Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
#WindowsOnWednesday with the incredible west window at Kilpeck
for more church crawling & general medieval goodness in Shropshire & the Welsh Marches check out our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
for more church crawling & general medieval goodness in Shropshire & the Welsh Marches check out our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
February 11, 2026 at 7:41 AM
#WindowsOnWednesday with the incredible west window at Kilpeck
for more church crawling & general medieval goodness in Shropshire & the Welsh Marches check out our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
for more church crawling & general medieval goodness in Shropshire & the Welsh Marches check out our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
a while ago i said we needed a #ChancelArchTuesday
not only are many of these structures beautifully decorated but often they are the oldest parts of the church to survive
for example - this beautiful Hereford School example from Rock
(...yes there is a Worcestershire village just called 'Rock')
not only are many of these structures beautifully decorated but often they are the oldest parts of the church to survive
for example - this beautiful Hereford School example from Rock
(...yes there is a Worcestershire village just called 'Rock')
February 10, 2026 at 7:53 AM
a while ago i said we needed a #ChancelArchTuesday
not only are many of these structures beautifully decorated but often they are the oldest parts of the church to survive
for example - this beautiful Hereford School example from Rock
(...yes there is a Worcestershire village just called 'Rock')
not only are many of these structures beautifully decorated but often they are the oldest parts of the church to survive
for example - this beautiful Hereford School example from Rock
(...yes there is a Worcestershire village just called 'Rock')
Its #TympanumTuesday & having spent the weekend chasing the Hereford School around the countryside, have to resist the temptation to disgorge all of them at once
this wonderful example from Ribbesford was pretty special
this wonderful example from Ribbesford was pretty special
February 10, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Its #TympanumTuesday & having spent the weekend chasing the Hereford School around the countryside, have to resist the temptation to disgorge all of them at once
this wonderful example from Ribbesford was pretty special
this wonderful example from Ribbesford was pretty special
Having spent the weekend chasing the Hereford School (...of romanesque sculpture: ca. 900 y/a in case there's any confusion)
Its been very interesting to see the stark interplay of faith & military power in Norman England
many of the churches have a motte within ~50 yards
📷 Kilpeck
#MotteMonday
Its been very interesting to see the stark interplay of faith & military power in Norman England
many of the churches have a motte within ~50 yards
📷 Kilpeck
#MotteMonday
February 9, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Having spent the weekend chasing the Hereford School (...of romanesque sculpture: ca. 900 y/a in case there's any confusion)
Its been very interesting to see the stark interplay of faith & military power in Norman England
many of the churches have a motte within ~50 yards
📷 Kilpeck
#MotteMonday
Its been very interesting to see the stark interplay of faith & military power in Norman England
many of the churches have a motte within ~50 yards
📷 Kilpeck
#MotteMonday
A new episode about getting through #Winter in England
have a watch here
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...
have a watch here
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...
February 7, 2026 at 5:58 AM
A new episode about getting through #Winter in England
have a watch here
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...
have a watch here
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...
#CastleSaturday with Wigmore Castle
this is really special, a ruined castle in Shropshire left in more of a wild state thanks to the bats nesting there,
absolute magic
See more of this & other castles in Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
this is really special, a ruined castle in Shropshire left in more of a wild state thanks to the bats nesting there,
absolute magic
See more of this & other castles in Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
February 7, 2026 at 5:51 AM
#CastleSaturday with Wigmore Castle
this is really special, a ruined castle in Shropshire left in more of a wild state thanks to the bats nesting there,
absolute magic
See more of this & other castles in Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
this is really special, a ruined castle in Shropshire left in more of a wild state thanks to the bats nesting there,
absolute magic
See more of this & other castles in Shropshire in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
#RomanSiteSaturday with Witcombe Roman Villa in autumn
We've spent the last 4 autumns heading to Shropshire, as well as the Cotswolds & into Wales
you can see more of that here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
We've spent the last 4 autumns heading to Shropshire, as well as the Cotswolds & into Wales
you can see more of that here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
February 7, 2026 at 5:48 AM
#RomanSiteSaturday with Witcombe Roman Villa in autumn
We've spent the last 4 autumns heading to Shropshire, as well as the Cotswolds & into Wales
you can see more of that here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
We've spent the last 4 autumns heading to Shropshire, as well as the Cotswolds & into Wales
you can see more of that here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNjB...
Something a bit different this week, an episode on how we get through the #winter in England when its near constantly dark
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...
Trying to get through the English Winter
YouTube video by Forest Archaic Collective
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Something a bit different this week, an episode on how we get through the #winter in England when its near constantly dark
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...
>>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-7...