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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 9h

This is my watercolour painting of the standing stones of Nether Largie, which can be found in the enigmatic ancient landscape of Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, Scotland.
The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI

#StandingStoneSunday

A black and white painting of four standing stones in a line. Trees and hills are visible in the background.

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RobertM 🇺🇦🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈🇱🇹 @skumber.bsky.social · 5h

Kilclooney dolmen Ireland #standingstonesunday

A large neolithic stone structure in Ireland. The Kilclooney Dolmen.

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Fiona Robertson @stonelands.bsky.social · 12h

Stones in the mist – Tregeseal circle entirely cut off from Kenidjack common and the carn on the skyline invisible. At times like these, the danger of beguilement by unnatural lights and shifting paths grows, and stumbling pixie-led into the otherworld feels entirely possible … #StandingStoneSunday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 8h

Look what arrived in the post yesterday - thanks Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social, I can't wait to get stuck in!

The cover of Tom Cox's book Everything Will Swallow You.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 9h

This is my watercolour painting of the standing stones of Nether Largie, which can be found in the enigmatic ancient landscape of Kilmartin Glen in Argyll, Scotland.
The original artwork is now available on my Etsy shop here: shorturl.at/HDzSI

#StandingStoneSunday

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Ulla Rajala @ullamr.bsky.social · 1d

Great Witcombe villa in Gloucestershire was built c. AD 250, and lived in until the 5th century. The remains include a bathhouse complex and perhaps the shrine of a water spirit. Mosaic pavemen hint that the symmetrical U-shape villa was opulent in Roman times. #RomanSiteSaturday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 1d

This is Watling Lodge in Falkirk, the best preserved section of the Roman frontier known today as the Antonine Wall. Consisting of a huge ditch and a (now lost) turf rampart, it stretched between the Firths of Forth and Clyde, a distance of around 38 miles. #RomanSiteSaturday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 1d

My pleasure 😊

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 1d

This is Watling Lodge in Falkirk, the best preserved section of the Roman frontier known today as the Antonine Wall. Consisting of a huge ditch and a (now lost) turf rampart, it stretched between the Firths of Forth and Clyde, a distance of around 38 miles. #RomanSiteSaturday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 15d

I am excited to announce that I'll be talking about Roman Scotland and my book The Road to Mons Graupius in Glasgow as part of the Aye Write festival. I'll be at the Mitchell Library on Sunday 9th November at 12.45pm - tickets available here: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/the-...
#RomanSiteSaturday

The Road to Mons Gaupius: Alan Montgomery - Glasgow Life

Aye Write 2025 presents The Road to Mons Gaupius: Alan Montgomery

www.glasgowlife.org.uk

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Steve @portaspeciosa.bsky.social · 2d

The two lovely Saxon crucifixion scenes at Romsey Abbey.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 2d

Here are three wonderfully preserved Roman shoes that were discovered at Bar Hill Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland in the early 1900s. Shoes made for men, women and children have been found there, reminding us that frontier zones were not an exclusively military environment. #FindsFriday

Three ancient roman shoes with pierced decoration displayed on dummy feet.

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 2d

A #Roman copper alloy plaque with Victory carrying a trophy including shields and two trumpets (carnyxes)

Probably commemorating triumph over the poor Silures in the late 1st century AD

From Caerleon © Amgueddfa Cymru — Museum Wales CC BY-SA 4.0

For more see
images.museumwales.ac.uk

#FindsFriday

Bronze plaque with a relief image of a winged female personification of Victory carrying a trophy of armour, shields, trumpets and a helmet fixed to a pole slung over her right shoulder

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 4d

#FindsFriday
Chalcolithic/Bronze Age 'beaker' pot from Argyll - dating from c2300-2000 BCE.

Someone took such care to make this vessel look beautiful.

(Kilmartin Museum)

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 2d

They are very stylish!

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 2d

Here are three wonderfully preserved Roman shoes that were discovered at Bar Hill Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland in the early 1900s. Shoes made for men, women and children have been found there, reminding us that frontier zones were not an exclusively military environment. #FindsFriday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 2d

Yes but it is not quite the same :(

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 3d

Bethan's Rock to be displayed the soon to be reopening @poolemuseum.bsky.social

Huzzah 😊🥳

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bethan's Rock: Beloved exhibit returns to revamped Poole Museum

The museum said Bethan's

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 3d

Two photos taken in 1906 during the excavations of the Roman fort at Newstead in Scotland carried out by local solicitor and amateur archaeologist James Curle. In 1911, Curle published his finds in the groundbreaking book “A Roman Frontier Post and its People”. #RomanFortThursday

A black and white photo of an excavation with broken stones surrounding the base of a carved column.

A piece of Roman masonry with a fancy herringbone pattern carved into it.

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Dr Tess Machling @tessmachling.bsky.social · 3d

I made these for friends last year, but seeing if anyone else would be interested for xmas? They're painted plaster of paris, modelled from real arrowheads.

£35 a set incl. gift box, gift tag & 24hr SignedFor postage (sorry, can only do UK).

(... & there's more artefacts to come!)

#Archaeology 🏺

Rainbow coloured arrowheads on rainbow coloured ribbons.

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 3d

The remains of a courtyard house at Piercebridge Roman Fort in County Durham. The fort lies at a strategic point where Dere Street crossed the River Tees. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #Piercebridge

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 3d

Two photos taken in 1906 during the excavations of the Roman fort at Newstead in Scotland carried out by local solicitor and amateur archaeologist James Curle. In 1911, Curle published his finds in the groundbreaking book “A Roman Frontier Post and its People”. #RomanFortThursday

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 3d

WOOHOO!!

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you to everyone who entered this. The winner was @classicalalan.bsky.social - signed book on its way to you tomorrow!

And the winner of the extra book, kindly donated by @biggreenbooks.bsky.social, was @mthrjo.bsky.social (please can you message Simon with your address).

Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 4d

I'm giving away this signed 1st edition h/b of my new novel (it has a tiny jacket rip which means I wouldn't sell it) to one person who reposts this.

You might like it if you like:
Folkloric creatures
Old records
Intricate psychedelic stories
The idea of circular time

All shares much-appreciated.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 4d

It is a bit grey in London this morning, so here is a little golden sun to cheer us all up!

The original watercolour and gold ink painting on recycled cotton rag paper is now available in my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Suns....

A small painting of a sun with a face with a shiny gold halo.

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Dr Alan Montgomery @classicalalan.bsky.social · 4d

This is the only visible stretch of the Roman wall of Dorchester, known in ancient times as Durnovaria. Only the inner rubble core of the wall survives - it would have been faced with more regular carved blocks on each side, but these have long since disappeared. #WallsonWednesday

A short stretch of rough rubble wall incorporated into a garden wall with a fence in front.

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