It's been a good day with the #Roman empire at the fabulous #TrimontiumTrust
June 15, 2026 at 5:22 PM
It's been a good day with the #Roman empire at the fabulous #TrimontiumTrust
Lying to the south of #Hawick in the #ScottishBorders, the awe-inspiring #IronAge hillfort of Penchrise Pen. A distinctive landmark, it sits at around 1,438 ft (438 m) above sea level, with at least 3 ramparts still visible & an annex on its western side.
#hillfortswednesday
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#hillfortswednesday
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June 17, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Lying to the south of #Hawick in the #ScottishBorders, the awe-inspiring #IronAge hillfort of Penchrise Pen. A distinctive landmark, it sits at around 1,438 ft (438 m) above sea level, with at least 3 ramparts still visible & an annex on its western side.
#hillfortswednesday
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#hillfortswednesday
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For today's #hillfortswednesday: A clip of a superb #Welsh hillfort. Tre'r Ceiri is located 450 metres above sea level, on an exposed peak of Yr Eifl on the Llŷn Peninsula in #Gwynedd . It is one of the best preserved & was one of the most densely populated hillforts in #Britain.
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©TrimontiumTrust
December 10, 2025 at 10:38 AM
For today's #hillfortswednesday: A clip of a superb #Welsh hillfort. Tre'r Ceiri is located 450 metres above sea level, on an exposed peak of Yr Eifl on the Llŷn Peninsula in #Gwynedd . It is one of the best preserved & was one of the most densely populated hillforts in #Britain.
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©TrimontiumTrust
🛡️ #RomanFortThursday
Ardoch Fort near Braco has some of the best-preserved #Roman earthworks in Britain. Built around AD 80, likely for auxiliary troops (possibly cavalry), it was reused in the Antonine period. Aerial views show its impressive layout!
#RomanScotland #ArdochFort #TrimontiumTrust
Ardoch Fort near Braco has some of the best-preserved #Roman earthworks in Britain. Built around AD 80, likely for auxiliary troops (possibly cavalry), it was reused in the Antonine period. Aerial views show its impressive layout!
#RomanScotland #ArdochFort #TrimontiumTrust
July 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
🛡️ #RomanFortThursday
Ardoch Fort near Braco has some of the best-preserved #Roman earthworks in Britain. Built around AD 80, likely for auxiliary troops (possibly cavalry), it was reused in the Antonine period. Aerial views show its impressive layout!
#RomanScotland #ArdochFort #TrimontiumTrust
Ardoch Fort near Braco has some of the best-preserved #Roman earthworks in Britain. Built around AD 80, likely for auxiliary troops (possibly cavalry), it was reused in the Antonine period. Aerial views show its impressive layout!
#RomanScotland #ArdochFort #TrimontiumTrust
Castle O’er an #IronAge hillfort of the Selgovae, near Langholm. With traces of nearly 30 roundhouses & finds including beads from Ireland.
For more on hillforts: #Trimontium Talk: "The Secret Life of a Lowland Roundhouse", 8 May, 7:30pm (UK). In-person 7 online: zurl.co/kBPyH
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For more on hillforts: #Trimontium Talk: "The Secret Life of a Lowland Roundhouse", 8 May, 7:30pm (UK). In-person 7 online: zurl.co/kBPyH
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May 5, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Castle O’er an #IronAge hillfort of the Selgovae, near Langholm. With traces of nearly 30 roundhouses & finds including beads from Ireland.
For more on hillforts: #Trimontium Talk: "The Secret Life of a Lowland Roundhouse", 8 May, 7:30pm (UK). In-person 7 online: zurl.co/kBPyH
📸 ©TrimontiumTrust
For more on hillforts: #Trimontium Talk: "The Secret Life of a Lowland Roundhouse", 8 May, 7:30pm (UK). In-person 7 online: zurl.co/kBPyH
📸 ©TrimontiumTrust
Dolphin #brooch from #Trimontium decorated with blue & red enamel & shows cultural exchange between the #Romans & the #Celtic peoples of the #ScottishBorders .
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust
February 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Dolphin #brooch from #Trimontium decorated with blue & red enamel & shows cultural exchange between the #Romans & the #Celtic peoples of the #ScottishBorders .
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust
The technique used was champlevé enamelling. The adoption of enamelling by the Romans was widespread across Britain.
📷©TrimontiumTrust
After the #Romans arrived in #Britain, hare bones appear first start to appear in middens. After 410 AD, brown #hare populations fell dramatically suggesting they had been primarily kept and farmed rather than hunted as game animals.
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
To learn more: zurl.co/Nbsme , zurl.co/JnUfW
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
To learn more: zurl.co/Nbsme , zurl.co/JnUfW
February 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM
After the #Romans arrived in #Britain, hare bones appear first start to appear in middens. After 410 AD, brown #hare populations fell dramatically suggesting they had been primarily kept and farmed rather than hunted as game animals.
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
To learn more: zurl.co/Nbsme , zurl.co/JnUfW
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
To learn more: zurl.co/Nbsme , zurl.co/JnUfW
Sunset along #HadriansWall 🌅
Built from AD 122, the #Wall and its #Vallum ran almost coast to coast. The Vallum — a deep ditch flanked by banks, 6m wide × 3m deep — marked Rome’s northern military frontier.
Over 1,900 years on, the line of empire still shapes the land.
📷 © #TrimontiumTrust
Built from AD 122, the #Wall and its #Vallum ran almost coast to coast. The Vallum — a deep ditch flanked by banks, 6m wide × 3m deep — marked Rome’s northern military frontier.
Over 1,900 years on, the line of empire still shapes the land.
📷 © #TrimontiumTrust
February 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Sunset along #HadriansWall 🌅
Built from AD 122, the #Wall and its #Vallum ran almost coast to coast. The Vallum — a deep ditch flanked by banks, 6m wide × 3m deep — marked Rome’s northern military frontier.
Over 1,900 years on, the line of empire still shapes the land.
📷 © #TrimontiumTrust
Built from AD 122, the #Wall and its #Vallum ran almost coast to coast. The Vallum — a deep ditch flanked by banks, 6m wide × 3m deep — marked Rome’s northern military frontier.
Over 1,900 years on, the line of empire still shapes the land.
📷 © #TrimontiumTrust
A rare Iron Age textile from Loch Tay preserved for thousands of years & thought to be the earliest of its kind - Scottish Crannog Centre - 📷 ©A. Palyvos.
Textile-making tools found at Trimontium 📷 ©NMS & TrimontiumTrust.
This weekend don't miss our Iron Age Textiles Workshop! zurl.co/AntJr
Textile-making tools found at Trimontium 📷 ©NMS & TrimontiumTrust.
This weekend don't miss our Iron Age Textiles Workshop! zurl.co/AntJr
October 6, 2025 at 7:30 AM
A rare Iron Age textile from Loch Tay preserved for thousands of years & thought to be the earliest of its kind - Scottish Crannog Centre - 📷 ©A. Palyvos.
Textile-making tools found at Trimontium 📷 ©NMS & TrimontiumTrust.
This weekend don't miss our Iron Age Textiles Workshop! zurl.co/AntJr
Textile-making tools found at Trimontium 📷 ©NMS & TrimontiumTrust.
This weekend don't miss our Iron Age Textiles Workshop! zurl.co/AntJr
An #IronAge weaving comb from the Scottish Crannog Centre made of whale bone. The 'teeth' of the comb were used to push the weft (the horizontal threads that run across the width of a woven piece of fabric) to create a tighter weave. #AncientTools #TrimontiumTrust
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
An #IronAge weaving comb from the Scottish Crannog Centre made of whale bone. The 'teeth' of the comb were used to push the weft (the horizontal threads that run across the width of a woven piece of fabric) to create a tighter weave. #AncientTools #TrimontiumTrust
#March is #WomensHistoryMonth a month, and to celebrate, we will be sharing the fascinating stories of Roman & Iron Age women.
#trimontium #trimontiumtrust #trimontiummuseum #herstory #womenhistorymonth #internationalwomensday #romanwomen #ancientwomen #women #womeninhistory #ironagewomen
#trimontium #trimontiumtrust #trimontiummuseum #herstory #womenhistorymonth #internationalwomensday #romanwomen #ancientwomen #women #womeninhistory #ironagewomen
March 4, 2026 at 8:30 AM
#March is #WomensHistoryMonth a month, and to celebrate, we will be sharing the fascinating stories of Roman & Iron Age women.
#trimontium #trimontiumtrust #trimontiummuseum #herstory #womenhistorymonth #internationalwomensday #romanwomen #ancientwomen #women #womeninhistory #ironagewomen
#trimontium #trimontiumtrust #trimontiummuseum #herstory #womenhistorymonth #internationalwomensday #romanwomen #ancientwomen #women #womeninhistory #ironagewomen
Three local finds, now part of the #Trimontium collection through the #TreasureTrove process: a votive bull figurine, Celtic-style sword hilt & enamelled loop fastener.
Want to know more? Join us this Saturday for our Treasure Trove event!
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#TrimontiumTrust #TreasureTrove #Archaeology
Want to know more? Join us this Saturday for our Treasure Trove event!
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#TrimontiumTrust #TreasureTrove #Archaeology
September 15, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Three local finds, now part of the #Trimontium collection through the #TreasureTrove process: a votive bull figurine, Celtic-style sword hilt & enamelled loop fastener.
Want to know more? Join us this Saturday for our Treasure Trove event!
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#TrimontiumTrust #TreasureTrove #Archaeology
Want to know more? Join us this Saturday for our Treasure Trove event!
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#TrimontiumTrust #TreasureTrove #Archaeology
🗓️ On 1 July, the Romans marked the anniversary of the Temple of #Felicitas, #goddess of prosperity, success & good fortune. Unlike Fortuna, Felicitas embodied only positive blessings & the flourishing of Rome.
📷 Reverse of a Denarius of Hadrian Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
📷 Reverse of a Denarius of Hadrian Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
July 2, 2026 at 10:25 AM
🗓️ On 1 July, the Romans marked the anniversary of the Temple of #Felicitas, #goddess of prosperity, success & good fortune. Unlike Fortuna, Felicitas embodied only positive blessings & the flourishing of Rome.
📷 Reverse of a Denarius of Hadrian Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
📷 Reverse of a Denarius of Hadrian Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
On 1st July the #Romans celebrated the anniversary of the Temple of Felicitas, the #Roman #Goddess of good luck, fortune, peace and prosperity.
Her name comes from 'Felix' = fruitful, blessed, happy, lucky.
Reverse of a denarius showing Felicitas. Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
Her name comes from 'Felix' = fruitful, blessed, happy, lucky.
Reverse of a denarius showing Felicitas. Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
July 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
On 1st July the #Romans celebrated the anniversary of the Temple of Felicitas, the #Roman #Goddess of good luck, fortune, peace and prosperity.
Her name comes from 'Felix' = fruitful, blessed, happy, lucky.
Reverse of a denarius showing Felicitas. Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
Her name comes from 'Felix' = fruitful, blessed, happy, lucky.
Reverse of a denarius showing Felicitas. Synton Hoard @trimontiumtrust
#romanfestivals
Happy #MothersDay!🌸
What better home for a powerful mother figure than a mountain? According to legend, #Beira — the Cailleach, Queen of Winter — dwells on #BenCruachan, the highest peak in Argyll and Bute.
Photo Credit: ©Graham Lewis, CC
#trimontiumtrust #mythology #celticgods #celticmyth
What better home for a powerful mother figure than a mountain? According to legend, #Beira — the Cailleach, Queen of Winter — dwells on #BenCruachan, the highest peak in Argyll and Bute.
Photo Credit: ©Graham Lewis, CC
#trimontiumtrust #mythology #celticgods #celticmyth
March 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Happy #MothersDay!🌸
What better home for a powerful mother figure than a mountain? According to legend, #Beira — the Cailleach, Queen of Winter — dwells on #BenCruachan, the highest peak in Argyll and Bute.
Photo Credit: ©Graham Lewis, CC
#trimontiumtrust #mythology #celticgods #celticmyth
What better home for a powerful mother figure than a mountain? According to legend, #Beira — the Cailleach, Queen of Winter — dwells on #BenCruachan, the highest peak in Argyll and Bute.
Photo Credit: ©Graham Lewis, CC
#trimontiumtrust #mythology #celticgods #celticmyth
Today is #InternationalDayOfPeace. Even when the #Romans believed themselves at peace, uprisings against them were common. According to #Tacitus, Calgacus denounced the Romans stating “They make a desert & call it peace.”
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Reverse of denarius of Hadrian depicting Pax, Synton Hoard, TrimontiumTrust
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Reverse of denarius of Hadrian depicting Pax, Synton Hoard, TrimontiumTrust
September 21, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Today is #InternationalDayOfPeace. Even when the #Romans believed themselves at peace, uprisings against them were common. According to #Tacitus, Calgacus denounced the Romans stating “They make a desert & call it peace.”
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Reverse of denarius of Hadrian depicting Pax, Synton Hoard, TrimontiumTrust
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Reverse of denarius of Hadrian depicting Pax, Synton Hoard, TrimontiumTrust
Plane hasn’t taken off yet so
I’m catching up on the latest Indiana Jones and pleased to see this scene filmed by the Roman fort at @TrimontiumTrust Melrose, Scottish Borders. Pretty sure that meadow in the foreground is by the Roman amphitheater
I’m catching up on the latest Indiana Jones and pleased to see this scene filmed by the Roman fort at @TrimontiumTrust Melrose, Scottish Borders. Pretty sure that meadow in the foreground is by the Roman amphitheater
October 12, 2023 at 8:42 AM
Plane hasn’t taken off yet so
I’m catching up on the latest Indiana Jones and pleased to see this scene filmed by the Roman fort at @TrimontiumTrust Melrose, Scottish Borders. Pretty sure that meadow in the foreground is by the Roman amphitheater
I’m catching up on the latest Indiana Jones and pleased to see this scene filmed by the Roman fort at @TrimontiumTrust Melrose, Scottish Borders. Pretty sure that meadow in the foreground is by the Roman amphitheater
Lucky enough to spend Wednesday accompanying a spectacular Trajanic #Roman aureus on loan from @nationalmuseumsscotland to @trimontiumtrust in Melrose together with colleagues from Scottish #History and #Archaeology in the Spring sunshine!
#museums #romancoin #trajan
#museums #romancoin #trajan
April 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Lucky enough to spend Wednesday accompanying a spectacular Trajanic #Roman aureus on loan from @nationalmuseumsscotland to @trimontiumtrust in Melrose together with colleagues from Scottish #History and #Archaeology in the Spring sunshine!
#museums #romancoin #trajan
#museums #romancoin #trajan
#Harry has returned to #Coria (Corbridge), a key #Roman supply base & crossroads just S of Hadrian’s Wall. Streets, granaries & workshops reveal how the frontier was organised & sustained. The #Corbridge Hoard, buried around AD 122, offers rare insight into Roman military life. 👀
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
January 31, 2026 at 6:54 PM
#Harry has returned to #Coria (Corbridge), a key #Roman supply base & crossroads just S of Hadrian’s Wall. Streets, granaries & workshops reveal how the frontier was organised & sustained. The #Corbridge Hoard, buried around AD 122, offers rare insight into Roman military life. 👀
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
Happy December!🎄🌟
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Happy December!🎄🌟
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
Once the 10th month of the Roman calendar, December began with festivals for Neptune & Pietas on the 1st — the start of a busy season that included Saturnalia & the birthday of Sol Invictus.
Follow @trimontiumtrust this month as we explore Roman winter traditions.
House of the Vettii, #Pompeii . It belonged to two successful freedmen Aulus Vettius Conviva, & Aulus Vettius Restitutus. It is richly decorated with multiple frescoes. These details of a frieze in a dining room depict #putti engaged in various occupations. 75-79AD.
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
📷 ©TrimontiumTrust
April 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
#Eildon Hill North dusted with snow just days ago. The site of #Trimontium now quietly grazed by sheep —once home to a vast #Roman fort.
If you’ve walked the site recently, you may have noticed the interpretation boards gone…
Keep your eyes open — new ones are coming soon.
📷TrimontiumTrust
If you’ve walked the site recently, you may have noticed the interpretation boards gone…
Keep your eyes open — new ones are coming soon.
📷TrimontiumTrust
February 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
#Eildon Hill North dusted with snow just days ago. The site of #Trimontium now quietly grazed by sheep —once home to a vast #Roman fort.
If you’ve walked the site recently, you may have noticed the interpretation boards gone…
Keep your eyes open — new ones are coming soon.
📷TrimontiumTrust
If you’ve walked the site recently, you may have noticed the interpretation boards gone…
Keep your eyes open — new ones are coming soon.
📷TrimontiumTrust
Fabulous and thought provoking day @NtlMuseumsScot #Newlightonoldmetal. Huge thanks to all at NMS and @TrimontiumTrust for organising. Arranging for a Scotland win in the rugby and sunshine much appreciated! 😉
December 1, 2024 at 12:07 PM
Fabulous and thought provoking day @NtlMuseumsScot #Newlightonoldmetal. Huge thanks to all at NMS and @TrimontiumTrust for organising. Arranging for a Scotland win in the rugby and sunshine much appreciated! 😉