Wonderful guided tour of the #Argyll papers at Inverary Castle with #Cowalheritagesociety today. Privileged to get face to face with c.16th documents signed by Elizabeth I, Mary QoS and James VI/I

#RomanSiteSaturday Arbeia Roman fort, South Shields. Took the young 'un to visit at 6 months old and again 3 years on. Looking forward to our next trip! #get'emyoung #youngclassicist Fantastic museum with reconstructions of their gatehouse, commander's quarters and barrack blocks

Cowal (region), Argyll. Crích Comgaill 10thC. 'Territory of Comgall'. Source: Míniugud Senchasa Fher nAlban, 'Explanation of the History of the Men of Scotland'. Comgall (†538) was the progenitor of Cenél Comgaill, which formed part of Dál Riata. Arrochar Alps 📸Alexey Komarov

The Devil's Causeway, from the Pictish Maiden Stone up to the rampart of Mither Tap o' Bennachie #hillfort. Tradition has it a daughter of the laird of Balquhai made a wager with a stranger that she could bake a good supply of bread before he could build a road to the top of the nearby hill... (1/3)

The Barochan Cross, once sited near Barochan Fort on the track to Dumbarton Rock, now inside Paisley Abbey. C.10th-11th, Kingdom of Strathclyde. Carries martial imagery - may have been a muster point for the fighting men of Renfrewshire. #StandingStoneSunday

Today, Puck's Glen in #Cowal

Almost otherworldly - Dunagoill on Bute for #hillfortwednesday Possible seat of Cenel Comgaill of Dalriada, taken over as a stronghold by the Gall Gaidheal in the c. 9th. Evidence of being vitrified along upper rampart.

The Flavinius Stone, roman tombstone preserved in Hexham Abbey. Found under the Abbey floor in 1881, it is a memorial to a Roman Standard bearer from the troop of Candidus. #TombTuesday

@profgabriele.com Bought! Looking forward to giving it a listen on the commute 😍

The 'Granny' Kempock Stone, perched on the edge of a cliff overlooking the shore at Gourock. Swallowed up by Victorian tenements but lingers on, brooding over the top a steep winding close. Believed to be an altar to a pagan god or a monument to an ancient battle (1/2) #StandingStoneSunday

Shrine to Mithras, found at #Housesteads on #hadrianswall Eastern worshippers believed the god to be born from a cosmic egg, as depicted here. The egg is decorated with the signs of the Zodiac - this is the earliest known depictions in of these in Britain.

A brilliant display of Roman altar stones gathered from around Hadrian's Wall. Exhibited at the #HancockMuseum with suggested painted finishes projected on to the stones. #Roman

Saw Gladiator 2 tonight. Avoided any hype and went in unprepared. First thoughts: thats 2.5 hours I won't get back, Ridley Scott is going senile/on a hubris doomspiral, and Star Wars offers more historical realism than this fare. The film is a blended smoothie of half truths of Roman history. Avoid!

C.10th upright carved slab in Ardchattan Priory, Argyll. Later cut down & repurposed as a grave slab. Believed to have been moved here after the priory was founded. Possibly Norse in style. #medievalBluesky

Hello, Bluesky! So glad to see a lot of familiar faces on here. Looking forward reading some fabulous posts and threads on the early medieval and ancient world 😁

Recent pilgrimage to #WhitbyMuseum to view some of their lovely Anglo-Saxon exhibits. Everytime I get down to Yorkshire, I try to visit a different early medieval survival.