Rupert Ferguson
@druidtombraider.bsky.social
Writer, Journalist, TV Researcher, Investigative Reporter, Blogger, Sub Editor, Published Author, Film Maker, Traditional Folk Singer, Musician, Kung Fu Master, Community Activist & Mime Artist Extraordinaire. Interested in Archaeology, History & Folklore.
The richly decorated officer's dining room or Triclinium at the Limes fort at Echzell, Saalburg Roman Fort, Limes Germanicus, Germania (Germany) courtesy of Carole Raddato. #FrescoFriday #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology
December 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The richly decorated officer's dining room or Triclinium at the Limes fort at Echzell, Saalburg Roman Fort, Limes Germanicus, Germania (Germany) courtesy of Carole Raddato. #FrescoFriday #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology
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Roman fresco from the Domus Fulminata, #OstiaAntica, AD 200-250. It depicts Odysseus in his ship.
The house was built c. 70-75 AD but altered c. 150 AD and c. 250 AD. Inside the west wall an iron sword was found, perhaps a building sacrifice.
#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own.
The house was built c. 70-75 AD but altered c. 150 AD and c. 250 AD. Inside the west wall an iron sword was found, perhaps a building sacrifice.
#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own.
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Roman fresco from the Domus Fulminata, #OstiaAntica, AD 200-250. It depicts Odysseus in his ship.
The house was built c. 70-75 AD but altered c. 150 AD and c. 250 AD. Inside the west wall an iron sword was found, perhaps a building sacrifice.
#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own.
The house was built c. 70-75 AD but altered c. 150 AD and c. 250 AD. Inside the west wall an iron sword was found, perhaps a building sacrifice.
#FrescoFriday #AncientRome #Archaeology
📸 my own.
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#FrescoFriday and we're at the Verulamium Museum in St. Albans.
Here is a large section of surviving fresco wall, painted in a way to replicate marble.
#AncientBlueSky🏺
Here is a large section of surviving fresco wall, painted in a way to replicate marble.
#AncientBlueSky🏺
December 5, 2025 at 9:40 AM
#FrescoFriday and we're at the Verulamium Museum in St. Albans.
Here is a large section of surviving fresco wall, painted in a way to replicate marble.
#AncientBlueSky🏺
Here is a large section of surviving fresco wall, painted in a way to replicate marble.
#AncientBlueSky🏺
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✨A woman makes an offering✨
This #FrescoFriday we travel to the Villa San Marco in Stabiae to enjoy this beautiful depiction of a woman carrying a tray that has food an implements associated with making a ritual offering.
Photo credit to @chapps.bsky.social ☺️
This #FrescoFriday we travel to the Villa San Marco in Stabiae to enjoy this beautiful depiction of a woman carrying a tray that has food an implements associated with making a ritual offering.
Photo credit to @chapps.bsky.social ☺️
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 AM
✨A woman makes an offering✨
This #FrescoFriday we travel to the Villa San Marco in Stabiae to enjoy this beautiful depiction of a woman carrying a tray that has food an implements associated with making a ritual offering.
Photo credit to @chapps.bsky.social ☺️
This #FrescoFriday we travel to the Villa San Marco in Stabiae to enjoy this beautiful depiction of a woman carrying a tray that has food an implements associated with making a ritual offering.
Photo credit to @chapps.bsky.social ☺️
Reposted by Rupert Ferguson
A fragment of late 2nd century wall plaster from Roman Winchester (Venta Belgarum). Now part of the collections at Winchester City Museum. 📸 #FrescoFriday #Winchester #RomanBritain
December 5, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A fragment of late 2nd century wall plaster from Roman Winchester (Venta Belgarum). Now part of the collections at Winchester City Museum. 📸 #FrescoFriday #Winchester #RomanBritain
For #RomanFortThursday the Hadrianic Bath House at Ravenglass Roman fort in Cumbria UK, established in 130 AD, courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology
December 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
For #RomanFortThursday the Hadrianic Bath House at Ravenglass Roman fort in Cumbria UK, established in 130 AD, courtesy of Carole Raddato. #RomanBritain #RomanArchaeology #Archaeology
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This trio of headless figures were found at Vercovicium Roman Fort (Housesteads), Northumberland on Hadrian’s Wall.
They represent Matres or mother-goddesses carrying cups & fruits.
Roman military communities payed respect to local deities.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #RomanFortThursday
📸 my own.
They represent Matres or mother-goddesses carrying cups & fruits.
Roman military communities payed respect to local deities.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #RomanFortThursday
📸 my own.
December 4, 2025 at 8:21 AM
This trio of headless figures were found at Vercovicium Roman Fort (Housesteads), Northumberland on Hadrian’s Wall.
They represent Matres or mother-goddesses carrying cups & fruits.
Roman military communities payed respect to local deities.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #RomanFortThursday
📸 my own.
They represent Matres or mother-goddesses carrying cups & fruits.
Roman military communities payed respect to local deities.
#RomanBritain #Archaeology #RomanFortThursday
📸 my own.
Reposted by Rupert Ferguson
A team from Dartmouth College identified the Roman forts while carrying out an extensive remote sensing survey from western Syria to northern Iraq. The survey located 396 Roman forts. The forts are easily identified by their standardized square shape and size. #RomanFortThursday
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
A team from Dartmouth College identified the Roman forts while carrying out an extensive remote sensing survey from western Syria to northern Iraq. The survey located 396 Roman forts. The forts are easily identified by their standardized square shape and size. #RomanFortThursday
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#RomanFortThursday
Satala - Some remains of the walls of the rectangular #Roman #legionary #fortress survive, though much ruined. Their line can be traced on all four sides of the fortress that encompassed an area of 15.7 ha. Originally home to the 16th legio Flavia
#History
Satala - Some remains of the walls of the rectangular #Roman #legionary #fortress survive, though much ruined. Their line can be traced on all four sides of the fortress that encompassed an area of 15.7 ha. Originally home to the 16th legio Flavia
#History
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 AM
#RomanFortThursday
Satala - Some remains of the walls of the rectangular #Roman #legionary #fortress survive, though much ruined. Their line can be traced on all four sides of the fortress that encompassed an area of 15.7 ha. Originally home to the 16th legio Flavia
#History
Satala - Some remains of the walls of the rectangular #Roman #legionary #fortress survive, though much ruined. Their line can be traced on all four sides of the fortress that encompassed an area of 15.7 ha. Originally home to the 16th legio Flavia
#History
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The remains of the Knag Burn gate in Hadrian's Wall mile 36. Just east of north east corner of Housesteads Roman Fort. Get particularly wet, and becomes muddy with stock, farm vehicles and walkers at this point. #hadrianswall #followtheacorn #RomanFortThursday
December 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The remains of the Knag Burn gate in Hadrian's Wall mile 36. Just east of north east corner of Housesteads Roman Fort. Get particularly wet, and becomes muddy with stock, farm vehicles and walkers at this point. #hadrianswall #followtheacorn #RomanFortThursday
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Remembering hot May days ☀️🔥 at the spectacular bath house of Chester's Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall for this #RomanFortThursday - some incredible remains at the edge of Empire 😎
📷 My own 2025
📷 My own 2025
December 4, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Remembering hot May days ☀️🔥 at the spectacular bath house of Chester's Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall for this #RomanFortThursday - some incredible remains at the edge of Empire 😎
📷 My own 2025
📷 My own 2025
The imposing ramparts of Pendinas Lochtyn hillfort viewed from below. Picture courtesy of Michael Hogan. #Cymru #HillfortsWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The imposing ramparts of Pendinas Lochtyn hillfort viewed from below. Picture courtesy of Michael Hogan. #Cymru #HillfortsWednesday
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#HillfortsWednesday with the beautiful multi-enclosure site of Milber Down, Devon
partially tree covered but looking particularly great in autumn
We took some time to discuss multi-enclosure sites in the latest episode which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
partially tree covered but looking particularly great in autumn
We took some time to discuss multi-enclosure sites in the latest episode which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
December 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
#HillfortsWednesday with the beautiful multi-enclosure site of Milber Down, Devon
partially tree covered but looking particularly great in autumn
We took some time to discuss multi-enclosure sites in the latest episode which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
partially tree covered but looking particularly great in autumn
We took some time to discuss multi-enclosure sites in the latest episode which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvmu...
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Hakoinen castle dates to the medieval period. It was situated on a very steep-sided rock by the Lake Kernaala. The top of the rock is 63 metres above the water level. Some activity seems to have continued there until the 1380s. It had two parts and was dug. #HillfortsWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Hakoinen castle dates to the medieval period. It was situated on a very steep-sided rock by the Lake Kernaala. The top of the rock is 63 metres above the water level. Some activity seems to have continued there until the 1380s. It had two parts and was dug. #HillfortsWednesday
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The hillfort of Brusselstown Ring, Co. Wicklow 🇮🇪 annotated with the locations of new test trenches #HillfortsWednesday
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The hillfort of Brusselstown Ring, Co. Wicklow 🇮🇪 annotated with the locations of new test trenches #HillfortsWednesday
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
Excavation and aerial survey suggest the presence of hundreds of roundhouses, indicating a huge prehistoric settlement at the site.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
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One of Dorset's less well known Iron Age hillforts is Coney's Castle near the wonderfully named village of Whitchurch Canonicorum
Despite being largely covered in trees it is well preserved, looked after by @nationaltrust.org.uk and has fantastic views
📷 2022
Happy #HillfortsWednesday
Despite being largely covered in trees it is well preserved, looked after by @nationaltrust.org.uk and has fantastic views
📷 2022
Happy #HillfortsWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
One of Dorset's less well known Iron Age hillforts is Coney's Castle near the wonderfully named village of Whitchurch Canonicorum
Despite being largely covered in trees it is well preserved, looked after by @nationaltrust.org.uk and has fantastic views
📷 2022
Happy #HillfortsWednesday
Despite being largely covered in trees it is well preserved, looked after by @nationaltrust.org.uk and has fantastic views
📷 2022
Happy #HillfortsWednesday
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A summer storm passes over Penycloddiau, the largest by area of any Iron Age hill fort in Wales, and one of the largest in the UK. It forms one of the chain across the tops of the Clwydian Hills.
#HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #prehistory #Wales
#HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #prehistory #Wales
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
A summer storm passes over Penycloddiau, the largest by area of any Iron Age hill fort in Wales, and one of the largest in the UK. It forms one of the chain across the tops of the Clwydian Hills.
#HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #prehistory #Wales
#HillfortsWednesday #IronAge #prehistory #Wales
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Castle Rock near Thirlmere. A probable hillfort site associated with Arthurian legend, i.e. the Castle Rock of Triermain, which is linked to King Arthur through Sir Walter Scott's poem, "The Bridal of Triermain", which popularized a legend about a castle located there.
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Castle Rock near Thirlmere. A probable hillfort site associated with Arthurian legend, i.e. the Castle Rock of Triermain, which is linked to King Arthur through Sir Walter Scott's poem, "The Bridal of Triermain", which popularized a legend about a castle located there.
#HillfortsWednesday
#HillfortsWednesday
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Hillfort-loving ducks.
Definitely a first for #HillfortsWednesday - a skein of ducks who love Stanwick Camp so much that they deliberately mirror the shape of the earthworks beneath them as they fly over for a look. Slightly off on the extreme left, but otherwise a solid 9/10.
Definitely a first for #HillfortsWednesday - a skein of ducks who love Stanwick Camp so much that they deliberately mirror the shape of the earthworks beneath them as they fly over for a look. Slightly off on the extreme left, but otherwise a solid 9/10.
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Hillfort-loving ducks.
Definitely a first for #HillfortsWednesday - a skein of ducks who love Stanwick Camp so much that they deliberately mirror the shape of the earthworks beneath them as they fly over for a look. Slightly off on the extreme left, but otherwise a solid 9/10.
Definitely a first for #HillfortsWednesday - a skein of ducks who love Stanwick Camp so much that they deliberately mirror the shape of the earthworks beneath them as they fly over for a look. Slightly off on the extreme left, but otherwise a solid 9/10.
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Blewburton Hill: An aerial view from the west showing the most intact earthworks #HillfortsWednesday of what originally was a univallate counterscarp bank for the entire circuit. See also the very clear LiDAR view from our pages.
December 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Blewburton Hill: An aerial view from the west showing the most intact earthworks #HillfortsWednesday of what originally was a univallate counterscarp bank for the entire circuit. See also the very clear LiDAR view from our pages.
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The northern ramparts and ditches of Meikle Reive Fort on the southern slopes of the Campsie Fells, near Glasgow. An early Iron Age date has been suggested, with possible later occupation in the early medieval period. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #MeikleReive
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The northern ramparts and ditches of Meikle Reive Fort on the southern slopes of the Campsie Fells, near Glasgow. An early Iron Age date has been suggested, with possible later occupation in the early medieval period. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #MeikleReive
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On the first fabulous #HillfortsWednesday of December ☃️🎄 - the mysterious Dinas Mawr coastal promontory fort above Pwll Deri on Stumble Head, Pembrokeshire
Two ramparts cut off a tiny headland dominated by a rock tower - presumably the focus of all the enclosure effort 🧐⛰️
📷 My own, Sunday
Two ramparts cut off a tiny headland dominated by a rock tower - presumably the focus of all the enclosure effort 🧐⛰️
📷 My own, Sunday
December 3, 2025 at 7:38 AM
On the first fabulous #HillfortsWednesday of December ☃️🎄 - the mysterious Dinas Mawr coastal promontory fort above Pwll Deri on Stumble Head, Pembrokeshire
Two ramparts cut off a tiny headland dominated by a rock tower - presumably the focus of all the enclosure effort 🧐⛰️
📷 My own, Sunday
Two ramparts cut off a tiny headland dominated by a rock tower - presumably the focus of all the enclosure effort 🧐⛰️
📷 My own, Sunday
The “Giant’s Grave” Chambered Tomb at Upper Innisidgen courtesy of Giles Watson. #TombTuesday #Archaeology
December 2, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The “Giant’s Grave” Chambered Tomb at Upper Innisidgen courtesy of Giles Watson. #TombTuesday #Archaeology
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The burial mounds at Nokia, Keho in Finland became more numerous due to an intensive survey in 2015. I worked here in 1990 and revealed two burials from the Merovingian period. It was an interesting site, with a lit of burnt quartz and feltspar. #TombTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The burial mounds at Nokia, Keho in Finland became more numerous due to an intensive survey in 2015. I worked here in 1990 and revealed two burials from the Merovingian period. It was an interesting site, with a lit of burnt quartz and feltspar. #TombTuesday
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“No trace of this cairn; presumably destroyed by re-afforestation” 1966 survey. Thankfully Gaich Wood Cairn is still with us #TombTuesday
More info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
More info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
December 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“No trace of this cairn; presumably destroyed by re-afforestation” 1966 survey. Thankfully Gaich Wood Cairn is still with us #TombTuesday
More info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...
More info on @megalithic.bsky.social here www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?...