Urien of Rheged
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You Americans may know the Cotswolds, a scenic and affluent part of south West England from when the local retards came out trying to ruin your vice presidents vacation there quote recently.
I have been working down in the area for a couple of weeks and managed to get a permission and a few hours detecting close to one of the Roman roads on the outskirts of the town of Cirencester, an important Roman centre amd capital of the Dubboni tribe and the Cotswolds region.
There is the remains of an amphitheatre, here's half of it from my visit there on Friday afternoon
Hunt wise I had a frustrating time really on the stubble. The permission has a long time detectorist regularly hunt the fields and the landowner was kind enough to show me some previous finds., Fibulas, and plenty of Roman coins. He then made my heart race by informing me a celtic gold stater had been found too. An ultimate bucket lister for me. But it was to no avail. Best I could manage where two badly corroded Roman grots
And this medieval lead pilgrims ampulla
Few other bits and pieces, partefacts etc nothing worth reposting though.
Perhaps my best finds where these fossilised clam shells that I found a bit surprising considering were not near the coast
I also managed to do a bit more sight seeing while in the area.teavelling down to Wilshire. Went to a couple of Hillfort, this iron age one known as Ringsbury being my favourite
But the two real stand out places I visited where the neolithic sites at Avebury and Silbury Hill. Incredible places to visit and no wonder they have amazed people over th3 centuries, you really have to be there to appreciate the scale of these places built 6000 years ago before metalworking.
Forget about Stonehenge, this place is where you need to see, both next to each other too for added convenience. Amd at this time of year you can pick apples from the trees as you walk around.
A few pics of Avebury and one of silbury hill Europes largest manmade structure still after 6000 years.
Next week im off to Leicestershire amd tje midlands and im hoing to get a permission near to the ancientt fosse way, designated a Roman road I am of the opinion the fosse was here long before the Romans ever showed up. Hopefully a bronze age find will reinforce my view but first I need to get that all important permission, so fingers crossed again and hopefully something better to show next week.
Thanks for looking and God bless you all
I have been working down in the area for a couple of weeks and managed to get a permission and a few hours detecting close to one of the Roman roads on the outskirts of the town of Cirencester, an important Roman centre amd capital of the Dubboni tribe and the Cotswolds region.
There is the remains of an amphitheatre, here's half of it from my visit there on Friday afternoon
Hunt wise I had a frustrating time really on the stubble. The permission has a long time detectorist regularly hunt the fields and the landowner was kind enough to show me some previous finds., Fibulas, and plenty of Roman coins. He then made my heart race by informing me a celtic gold stater had been found too. An ultimate bucket lister for me. But it was to no avail. Best I could manage where two badly corroded Roman grots
And this medieval lead pilgrims ampulla
Few other bits and pieces, partefacts etc nothing worth reposting though.
Perhaps my best finds where these fossilised clam shells that I found a bit surprising considering were not near the coast
I also managed to do a bit more sight seeing while in the area.teavelling down to Wilshire. Went to a couple of Hillfort, this iron age one known as Ringsbury being my favourite
But the two real stand out places I visited where the neolithic sites at Avebury and Silbury Hill. Incredible places to visit and no wonder they have amazed people over th3 centuries, you really have to be there to appreciate the scale of these places built 6000 years ago before metalworking.
Forget about Stonehenge, this place is where you need to see, both next to each other too for added convenience. Amd at this time of year you can pick apples from the trees as you walk around.
A few pics of Avebury and one of silbury hill Europes largest manmade structure still after 6000 years.
Next week im off to Leicestershire amd tje midlands and im hoing to get a permission near to the ancientt fosse way, designated a Roman road I am of the opinion the fosse was here long before the Romans ever showed up. Hopefully a bronze age find will reinforce my view but first I need to get that all important permission, so fingers crossed again and hopefully something better to show next week.
Thanks for looking and God bless you all
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