Book Offer

The Cumberland and Westmorland Antiquarian and Archaeological Society is offering several of its Roman publications at reduced prices including: The Crosby Garrett Helmet; The First Souvenirs, Enamelled Vessels from Hadrian’s Wall; Hadrian’s Wall 2009-2019; The Pilgrimage of Hadrian’s Wall A History; Hadrian’s Wall, A History of Archaeological Thought; Murus ille famosus; and 2 reports on excavations in…

Hadrian's Wall

Breeze and Dobson Award 2021

The Breeze and Dobson award seeks to acknowledge the excellent research that is conducted in reference to Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman frontier by non-university researchers and early-career academics, and to encourage its publication and dissemination to a wider audience. The Hadrian’s Wall Partnership Board is pleased to announce that Dr Katy O’Donnell has been…

Turret 48a Hadrian's Wall

A virtual stroll along Hadrian’s Wall

David Breeze  goes on a virtual walk with Mark Richards along Hadrian’s Wall from Gilsland (MC 48) to Craggle Hill (about MC 54). The Countrystride Podcast celebrates the landscapes, culture, heritage and people of Cumbria and the Lake District through a unique blend of immersive field recordings, inspiring commentary and interviews, all shaped into a single walk presented…

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The Saxon Shore revisited – a tactical region

by Richard Bridgland The study of the nine late-Roman forts in south-east Britain, listed as on the Saxon Shore in the Notitia Dignitatum, has never attracted the academic following afforded to the northern frontiers. Here, after producing a book, the researcher moved on to other areas. Given the limited range of evidence, no consensus on…