Hendy Head, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey. Tricky to date but plausibly Iron Age.
Did this stare down on the Menai Strait in AD60 when the Romans attacked & witness “..women in black like Furies wave torches & Druids pour forth dreadful curses..”? (Tacitus)
Oriel Môn.
#StoneHeadSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
Did this stare down on the Menai Strait in AD60 when the Romans attacked & witness “..women in black like Furies wave torches & Druids pour forth dreadful curses..”? (Tacitus)
Oriel Môn.
#StoneHeadSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
April 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hendy Head, Llanfairpwll, Anglesey. Tricky to date but plausibly Iron Age.
Did this stare down on the Menai Strait in AD60 when the Romans attacked & witness “..women in black like Furies wave torches & Druids pour forth dreadful curses..”? (Tacitus)
Oriel Môn.
#StoneHeadSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
Did this stare down on the Menai Strait in AD60 when the Romans attacked & witness “..women in black like Furies wave torches & Druids pour forth dreadful curses..”? (Tacitus)
Oriel Môn.
#StoneHeadSunday
#StandingStoneSunday
I'm assuming this incredible book is on everybody's shelves (or devices) - & if not it's on your Christmas list🎄🧐
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
November 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I'm assuming this incredible book is on everybody's shelves (or devices) - & if not it's on your Christmas list🎄🧐
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
Brilliantly written & includes the best description of the frenetic & brutal attack on Ynys Môn/ Anglesey by the Romans in AD60 ⚔️👌
1st Century AD wine cup, a British made copy of a Roman form, from the Crownthorpe hoard, Norfolk. Now in fabulous @NorwichCastle, its burial has been tentatively associated with Boudica’s revolt in AD60.
The ducks 😍…
#BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday #Echolands
The ducks 😍…
#BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday #Echolands
January 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
1st Century AD wine cup, a British made copy of a Roman form, from the Crownthorpe hoard, Norfolk. Now in fabulous @NorwichCastle, its burial has been tentatively associated with Boudica’s revolt in AD60.
The ducks 😍…
#BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday #Echolands
The ducks 😍…
#BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday #Echolands
Buried under the floor before Boudica’s attack in AD60, and the disturbance hidden beneath a large cupboard or chest (the metal fittings of which were found overlying the hole), the ill-fated owners never returned to retrieve their treasure.
#BoudicaFriday
#BoudicaFriday
In 2014 #Roman #jewellery described as being of "national importance" was discovered during excavations at an Essex department store. #Gold and #silver armlets, bracelets, rings and coins were found buried in the remains of a Roman house in Colchester. #FindsFriday #Archaeology
AncientBlueSky🏺
AncientBlueSky🏺
April 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Buried under the floor before Boudica’s attack in AD60, and the disturbance hidden beneath a large cupboard or chest (the metal fittings of which were found overlying the hole), the ill-fated owners never returned to retrieve their treasure.
#BoudicaFriday
#BoudicaFriday
#MondayMotivation - a remarkable Anglesey Mines halfpenny token dating to 1795, bearing the striking image of a #Druid 🧙
Delighted to have been given this unusual coin for my weekend on Ynys Môn courtesy of @richardosgood.bsky.social - a reminder of Paulinus' AD60/61 assault on the island
Delighted to have been given this unusual coin for my weekend on Ynys Môn courtesy of @richardosgood.bsky.social - a reminder of Paulinus' AD60/61 assault on the island
April 14, 2025 at 5:51 AM
#MondayMotivation - a remarkable Anglesey Mines halfpenny token dating to 1795, bearing the striking image of a #Druid 🧙
Delighted to have been given this unusual coin for my weekend on Ynys Môn courtesy of @richardosgood.bsky.social - a reminder of Paulinus' AD60/61 assault on the island
Delighted to have been given this unusual coin for my weekend on Ynys Môn courtesy of @richardosgood.bsky.social - a reminder of Paulinus' AD60/61 assault on the island
The Suffragette Boadicea brooch, produced by the Women’s Social and Political Union WSPU in 1908; Boudica (Boadicea) was the war leader of the Iceni in AD60, leading a rebellion against the Roman occupation.
A thread…🧵
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomensHistoryMonth
A thread…🧵
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomensHistoryMonth
March 8, 2026 at 10:12 AM
The Suffragette Boadicea brooch, produced by the Women’s Social and Political Union WSPU in 1908; Boudica (Boadicea) was the war leader of the Iceni in AD60, leading a rebellion against the Roman occupation.
A thread…🧵
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomensHistoryMonth
A thread…🧵
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomensHistoryMonth
A pair of gold armbands from the Colchester Fenwick hoard, buried before Boudica’s attack in AD60. As the Roman last stand took place where Colchester Castle now sits, the owner may have perished where their jewellery is now displayed @ColMuseums.bsky.social
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
November 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A pair of gold armbands from the Colchester Fenwick hoard, buried before Boudica’s attack in AD60. As the Roman last stand took place where Colchester Castle now sits, the owner may have perished where their jewellery is now displayed @ColMuseums.bsky.social
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
BAE in early talks with Japanese groups to collaborate on drones for fighter jets
https://www.ft.com/content/17510dfb-137a-4ca7-ad60-426e2714cf19
https://www.ft.com/content/17510dfb-137a-4ca7-ad60-426e2714cf19
BAE in early talks with Japanese groups to collaborate on drones for fighter jets
Smaller pilotless planes could be used to suppress defences before combat aircraft enter danger zones
www.ft.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:07 AM
BAE in early talks with Japanese groups to collaborate on drones for fighter jets
https://www.ft.com/content/17510dfb-137a-4ca7-ad60-426e2714cf19
https://www.ft.com/content/17510dfb-137a-4ca7-ad60-426e2714cf19
A pair of gold armbands from the Colchester Fenwick hoard, buried before Boudica’s attack in AD60. As the last stand took place where Colchester Castle now sits, the owner may have perished where their jewellery is now displayed @ColMuseums.bsky.social
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
January 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A pair of gold armbands from the Colchester Fenwick hoard, buried before Boudica’s attack in AD60. As the last stand took place where Colchester Castle now sits, the owner may have perished where their jewellery is now displayed @ColMuseums.bsky.social
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
#FindsFriday #BoudicaFriday #Echolands
Possessions of the Roman dead from Boudica’s destruction of Camulodunum AD60. These cabinets in ColchesterCastle, site of the Temple of Claudius & last stand of the Roman colonists, are a poignant cenotaph
@colmuseums.bsky.social
#Echolands -A Journey in Search of Boudica
#BoudicaFriday
#FindsFriday
@colmuseums.bsky.social
#Echolands -A Journey in Search of Boudica
#BoudicaFriday
#FindsFriday
August 22, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Possessions of the Roman dead from Boudica’s destruction of Camulodunum AD60. These cabinets in ColchesterCastle, site of the Temple of Claudius & last stand of the Roman colonists, are a poignant cenotaph
@colmuseums.bsky.social
#Echolands -A Journey in Search of Boudica
#BoudicaFriday
#FindsFriday
@colmuseums.bsky.social
#Echolands -A Journey in Search of Boudica
#BoudicaFriday
#FindsFriday
Phibsboro's AD60 on D'olier street on a 122 to Drimnagh. 12th April 2006.
February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Phibsboro's AD60 on D'olier street on a 122 to Drimnagh. 12th April 2006.
Sorry, I’m struggling to read messages, I’ve barely got any WiFi signal in AD60. It’s almost as bad as Norfolk.
May 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Sorry, I’m struggling to read messages, I’ve barely got any WiFi signal in AD60. It’s almost as bad as Norfolk.
Bloody hell! The paperback of Echolands IS 25% OFF!!!😮 Quick, bag the best bargain this side of AD60!
www.amazon.co.uk/Echolands-Jo...
www.amazon.co.uk/Echolands-Jo...
Amazon.co.uk
www.amazon.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Bloody hell! The paperback of Echolands IS 25% OFF!!!😮 Quick, bag the best bargain this side of AD60!
www.amazon.co.uk/Echolands-Jo...
www.amazon.co.uk/Echolands-Jo...
And here it is in chart form.
One district I'm keeping a close eye on is #AD60 in Fond du Lac. It's a Trump+14 district with no Democrat running, but the Republican incumbent is retiring and an Independent Fond du Lac City Councillor is running.
One district I'm keeping a close eye on is #AD60 in Fond du Lac. It's a Trump+14 district with no Democrat running, but the Republican incumbent is retiring and an Independent Fond du Lac City Councillor is running.
August 19, 2026 at 9:45 PM
And here it is in chart form.
One district I'm keeping a close eye on is #AD60 in Fond du Lac. It's a Trump+14 district with no Democrat running, but the Republican incumbent is retiring and an Independent Fond du Lac City Councillor is running.
One district I'm keeping a close eye on is #AD60 in Fond du Lac. It's a Trump+14 district with no Democrat running, but the Republican incumbent is retiring and an Independent Fond du Lac City Councillor is running.
Two expensive kitbashes I'd say yes to if someone commissioned me:
1. Americanized AD60 Garratt
2. Post 1940s rebuilt Erie Triplex with all the modernizations applied: oil firing, over fire jets, ELECSO FWH, modern pilot/trailing trucks, new headlights, sport cab, oil tender.
#modelrailroading
1. Americanized AD60 Garratt
2. Post 1940s rebuilt Erie Triplex with all the modernizations applied: oil firing, over fire jets, ELECSO FWH, modern pilot/trailing trucks, new headlights, sport cab, oil tender.
#modelrailroading
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Two expensive kitbashes I'd say yes to if someone commissioned me:
1. Americanized AD60 Garratt
2. Post 1940s rebuilt Erie Triplex with all the modernizations applied: oil firing, over fire jets, ELECSO FWH, modern pilot/trailing trucks, new headlights, sport cab, oil tender.
#modelrailroading
1. Americanized AD60 Garratt
2. Post 1940s rebuilt Erie Triplex with all the modernizations applied: oil firing, over fire jets, ELECSO FWH, modern pilot/trailing trucks, new headlights, sport cab, oil tender.
#modelrailroading
The Boudican destruction horizon, Colchester - possessions of the Roman dead. Colchester Castle, site of the Temple of Claudius & last stand of the Roman defenders of Camulodunum, AD60. @colmuseums.bsky.social
#Echolands #BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday
#Echolands #BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday
August 23, 2024 at 3:37 PM
The Boudican destruction horizon, Colchester - possessions of the Roman dead. Colchester Castle, site of the Temple of Claudius & last stand of the Roman defenders of Camulodunum, AD60. @colmuseums.bsky.social
#Echolands #BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday
#Echolands #BoudicaFriday #FindsFriday
Donnybrook's AD60 is seen at the 11 stop at Bird Avenue. 1998.
March 19, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Donnybrook's AD60 is seen at the 11 stop at Bird Avenue. 1998.
This is absolutely brilliant. 😁 I've been dragged round (and taken myself a a proper grown up) a million ancient sites in Britain but nothing has ever made it all feel so alive as following Boudica around in AD60. Fascinating and thrilling (even though I did know how it was going to end, really.)
February 20, 2026 at 8:19 AM
This is absolutely brilliant. 😁 I've been dragged round (and taken myself a a proper grown up) a million ancient sites in Britain but nothing has ever made it all feel so alive as following Boudica around in AD60. Fascinating and thrilling (even though I did know how it was going to end, really.)
Tile plaque with female face from the legionary bathhouse at Exeter. A line of these plaques would have decorated the eaves of a tiled roof; helping ward off bad luck and pigeons! Made by the 2nd Legion Augusta around AD60 and now in the @rammuseum.bsky.social.
#ReliefWednesday
#RomanFortThursday
#ReliefWednesday
#RomanFortThursday
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Tile plaque with female face from the legionary bathhouse at Exeter. A line of these plaques would have decorated the eaves of a tiled roof; helping ward off bad luck and pigeons! Made by the 2nd Legion Augusta around AD60 and now in the @rammuseum.bsky.social.
#ReliefWednesday
#RomanFortThursday
#ReliefWednesday
#RomanFortThursday
And now for something completely different...
My Non-Erie railroad roster has increased by one with my latest acquisition, a NSWGR AD60-class Beyer-Garratt. 🚂
My Non-Erie railroad roster has increased by one with my latest acquisition, a NSWGR AD60-class Beyer-Garratt. 🚂
September 16, 2023 at 1:48 PM
And now for something completely different...
My Non-Erie railroad roster has increased by one with my latest acquisition, a NSWGR AD60-class Beyer-Garratt. 🚂
My Non-Erie railroad roster has increased by one with my latest acquisition, a NSWGR AD60-class Beyer-Garratt. 🚂
July 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NSWGR?
September 19, 2026 at 10:56 AM
NSWGR?
Colchester, Essex, from the air. Britain’s oldest recorded town, Roman Camulodunum became the first capital of Roman Britain and was destroyed in Boudica’s revolt in AD60. Made a city in 2022, Colchester is one of Essex’s key centres and home to the University of Essex. #Colchester #Essex
July 28, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Colchester, Essex, from the air. Britain’s oldest recorded town, Roman Camulodunum became the first capital of Roman Britain and was destroyed in Boudica’s revolt in AD60. Made a city in 2022, Colchester is one of Essex’s key centres and home to the University of Essex. #Colchester #Essex
I’m with you…simply on the grounds of what it might have witnessed in AD60…
April 27, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I’m with you…simply on the grounds of what it might have witnessed in AD60…