Archive for July, 2008
Visit to Silchester
The ancient Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum in close to modern day Silchester. It is just in Hampshire, south west of Reading. This large town probably flourished during the Iron Age, but the Romans took over soon after 43AD and developed the town into a major settlement, eventually surrounding it with massive walls, the remains [...]
Visit to Wallingford Castle
Wallingford is not far from Marlow, out past Henley, through Bix and keep on going. It’s a small town and the Castle we went to see is in the centre. We were able to park next to the Castle Gardens and start to explore. Thanks to David Nash Ford’s Royal Berkshire History for the following [...]
Boarstall (National Archaeology Week)
Between the 12th and 20th of July 2008, many archaeological events take place up and down the country. One of these events was at Boarstall, just north of Thame and close to Brill. Apart from the National Trust’s Duck Decoy at Boarstall, there is also their Boarstall Tower close by. The tower was built in [...]
