Castleshaw Archaeology

A fabulous LiDAR image of the Castleshaw valley courtesy of Phil Barrett. The Roman road showing up really well as it heads from the forts towards Standedge #Castleshaw #Roman

It is sometimes astounding to see the evidence of how skilled #Roman glassmakers could be...

Hands down one of my favourite #Roman mosaics ever. Bonus marks for the mosaicist actually knowing what an octopus looks like (not always the case with Roman animal mosaics) 🐙

Our next talk is on 18 March at 19.30 in Uppermill Civic Centre when Norman Redhead will discuss last year’s excavations at the Castleshaw Roman Fort annexe and reveal plans for this year’s work on the site. Visit our Facebook page for more information #Castleshaw #Romans

Fabulous lecture last night by Julene Abad del Vacchio on Death & Loss in Latin Literature. Our next talk on 18 March at 19.30 is by archaeologist Norman Redhead on last year’s dig at the Castleshaw Roman fort annexe & plans for this summer’s excavations. More info to follow.

Only one week until our talk by crime fiction writer Michael Knaggs, who will talk about Holcombe Moor as the setting for his latest novel. Join us at Greenmount Cricket Club at 7.30pm and get a chance to be part of the investigating CID team! We hope to see you there.

Happy Valentine’s Day, this touching pendant made of jet was found at #Vindolanda fort and dates to the late 3rd century AD. Thought to be a betrothal gift it can now be viewed within the onsite museum #hadrianswall #archaeology #ValentinesDay

Our next lecture on 19th Feb at 7pm is at Uppermill Civic Centre by Julene Abad Del Vecchio from the University of Manchester on ‘Grief and Loss in Latin Literature’. Head over to our Facebook page for further information… #Castleshaw #Romans

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Our next talk is on Wednesday 28th January at Greenmount Cricket Club. Ray Whittaker of Littleborough Historical and Archaeological Centre will talk about the construction of the M62 Rakewood Viaduct. All are welcome to attend, no need to book, just pay on the door.

The tombstone of a #Roman soldier named Gaius Valerius, who served in the Legio XV Apollinaris as a tubicen - a military musician who played a tuba to give commands, particularly on the battlefield. He died at the age of 36 after 16 years of service in the #RomanArmy.

@pete_savin @SimonElliott20 Oh no - that’s such sad news. We’re very sorry 😔

@SimonElliott20 Sad news to start the year and so glad our paths crossed

Sad news this morning. Hector the Archaeological Dog left us for the great dig in the sky! See you at the top of the stairs pal!

My latest blog (final for 2025) is on intangable heritage snd indistrial archaeology #industrialarchaeology #industrialheritage #intangibleheritage

Just look at this fantastic image taken from a magic lantern slide of a summer’s outing to Castleshaw in 1908! As you can see we’ve been able to pinpoint exactly where in the fortlet it was taken & head over to our Facebook page for more info. Hope they had some good weather!

@MichaelWoodMV Gorgeous photo 🤩. Happy New Year to you both.

Happy New Year from Dora and Me.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 be

A lovely #Roman necklace, made of gold & small chunks of emerald - a delicate, beautiful, & timeless piece of jewellery, made more than 1800 years ago.

@NicholasBrook1 That’s absolutely brilliant Nick…and dont worry - we’ll be taking you up on that next summer at Castleshaw! 😂

A #Roman silver multi-tool, with lots of handy tools which fold out from the handle - including a fork, spoon, spatula, spike, pick, & a corroded-away iron knife-blade. A luxury item perhaps used by a frequent traveller - a merchant, perhaps, or a soldier? A very useful gadget!

Pic of the year 21! Reused Roman stone from the Goldsborough signal station. Note the arrow/ blade sharpeners!!!