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The site of Portchester Castle has a very long history. It had its beginnings as a Roman shore-fort, and was built in the late third century A.D. The walls surrounding the castle and bailey today are the original Roman walls, and it is regarded as…

This poster contains general information about the Wallingford project - the main research questions it addresses, who funds it, the people who participate in it, the partner organisations and so on. Uploaded as a PDF.

This is an illustration of Anglo-Saxon Leicester from the south. It is set in the early Anglo-Saxon period when existing roman buildings are utilised as improvised shelters as well as new build cottages.
the surrounding scrub and forest is being…

Photographs of this site, a moat around a flat island probably dating back to Anglo-Saxon times. It is overgrown with trees and only accessible by public footpath round 3/4 of the oval moat structure. There is also an inner moat that is not…

These posters illustrate and describe some of the work of the Wallingford Burh to Borough Research project, in collaboration with Wallingford Museum - excavations, research, geophysical survey, etc

This is part of a series of posters illustrating the work of the Wallingford Burh to Borough Research project, in collaboration with Wallingford Museum - excavations, research, geophysical survey, etc. This one shows the 2009 digs.

At Rougemont a sequence of periods of masonry is distinguishable. The Roman wall of purple volcanic stone was heightened here with quite different masonry of white sandstone, whose parapet underlies the Norman castle. Since the castle was built at…

The hedge on the horizon, a familiar feature on the road out from Countess Wear to the M5 interchange at Sandy Gate, is an unremarkable feature of modern Exeter. It is nevertheless very ancient, being part of the boundary of the estate of Topsham…

An Anglo-Saxon Estate at Great Tey, Essex.

An examination of the documentary, topographical and archaeological evidence for the existence of an estate centre at Great Tey, suggesting continuity from a Roman estate centred on the villa at Great Tey.

Photos of West Stow Anglo-Saxon Village taken in March 2010.