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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · 3d

VOTUM: Symbols from our past to protect our future

Exhibition opening at Roman Vindolanda | Friday 17 October 2025

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · 10d

Coming to Vindolanda, 17 October – 2 November: VOTUM

A contemporary new artwork by David Appleyard.

Commissioned with support from the John Ellerman Foundation, Arts Council England and Newcastle University. 🙏

We’ve collaborated with amazing people to make this happen.

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jul 1

Keep up to date with our Vindolanda excavation progress by watching our latest video update from the site ⬇️

Vindolanda Excavations 2025: Video Update #6
youtu.be/fqFAEm-Vugk

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · May 26

Great photo! Looking forward to having you back with us.

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Simon Orchard @simonorch.bsky.social · May 26

Magna Roman fort excavations on Hadrian's Wall, part of the @vindolandatrust.bsky.social and where i'll be excavating the next two weeks. #archaeology #Roman #Hadrianswall

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · May 21

Vindolanda excavations are in the news.

Victory for volunteers who discover winged goddess.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Amateur archaeologists unearth winged goddess at Hadrian’s Wall

Exclusive: Married volunteer diggers discover stone relief at site of Roman fort Vindolanda in Northumberland

www.theguardian.com

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · May 17

Vindolanda Excavations | 📣 Video update #3

Our third video update from the Vindolanda excavations is now available to watch on our YouTube channel ⬇️ Find out our latest news from the site.

Vindolanda Excavations 2025: Video Diary #3
youtu.be/sUM2kOT6RSc

Vindolanda Excavations 2025: Video Diary #3

YouTube video by VindolandaTrust

youtu.be

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · May 16

#FindsFriday Rounding off my brief tour of Hadrian's Wall with @vindolandatrust.bsky.social this morning - saving the best 'til last 🤩👌

A world-class site museum & stunning Roman fort complex

Great to finally meet Dr Andrew Birley & @petesavin.bsky.social 👋

📷 Ceremonial horse head mask (chamfron)

An original Roman leather horse mask in the foreground with a reconstructed horse head in the rear

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Apr 16

Once you start looking you see them…everywhere!

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Apr 16

We are looking into it! 👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀👀

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Gillian Taylor @gtaylortu.bsky.social · Mar 21

Friday update.. all week in the lab so looking forward to some fresh air at the weekend. Had a chance to look at the new entrance last weekend at @vindolandatrust.bsky.social fantastic stuff showing ongoing research impact @teessideuni.bsky.social

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Dr Coralie Mills @dendrochronicle.bsky.social · Feb 13

Visiting Vindolanda Fort last year opened my eyes to appreciating Roman archaeology. Not least because their Museum has a whole gallery dedicated to wooden finds from the site and a great display about #dendrochronology

Big thumbs up to @Vindolandatrust.bsky.social

#RomanFortThursday
#Archaeology

A large display case with over 20 different wooden artefacts excavated from Vindolanda including most obviously a wooden spade made from a single piece of wood. Photo copyright Coralie Mills 2024

Another display case in the Wood gallery at the Chesterholm Museum at Vindolanda - with many more wooden artefacts including parts of large wooden vessels, and several smaller utensils- with a beautiful backdrop of a Roman women illustrated on the rear wall of the case. Photo copyright Coralie Mills 2024.

The display board about dendrochronology showing four segments of timber with overlapping ring patterns demonstrating the principle of how a tree-ring chronology is constructed. Photo copyright Coralie Mills 2024.

Me standing in front of one of the displays about dendro-dating at Vindolanda - with a lovely disk tree-ring sample behind my head - looks a bit like a halo 😇. I’m not that good really 🤣. Photo copyright Gordon Turnbull 2024

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Feb 13

We have a new temporary exhibition at our Roman Army Museum all about the construction of Roman shoes.
We love Roman shoes!
Our museums open on Saturday 15th February. #RomanArmyMuseum #Shoes

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Feb 10

Roman Vindolanda | On TV 📺

Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes is back on our screens tonight (BBC2, 6:30pm) and in the first episode of the new series Robson brings his good friend and on screen wife Kacey Ainsworth to Vindolanda. You can also catch it on BBC iPlayer

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 31

In April we will transform our Vindolanda cafe into a music venue when we welcome Johnny Campbell as part of his epic Pennine Way tour. Tickets available, find out more ⬇️

klofmag.com/2025/01/vide...

Video Premiere: Johnny Campbell – Roving I Will Go

Watch the video for ‘Roving I Will Go’ from Johnny Campbell, celebrating the 60th anniversary of The Pennine Way, which Johnny will be touring in the spring.

klofmag.com

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 25

Sadly it was a short lived reopening today. No power. Closed again.

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 25

It really was windy yesterday!
Thankfully no damage sustained and back open (site only) today at Vindolanda.

Minimus @minimuslatin.bsky.social · Jan 24

Vindolandae ventosissimum est! (It's really windy at Vindolanda!) Rufus Vibrissam arte tenet, et Vibrissa caudam Minimi tenaciter prendit (Rufus holds Vibrissa close, and Vibrissa grips Minimus' tail tightly). #minimuslatin
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Drawing of Minimus the Latin mouse, with his friends Vibrissa the cat and Rufus the small Roman. It's a windy day, and Rufus is holding tight to Vibrissa, who is keeping hold of Minimus as he is almost blown away by a gust.

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 14

📣 Job opportunity | Archaeological Assistant

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the team at our Magna excavation this year on as an archaeological assistant. Please share. Deadline to apply 31st Jan. Please share.

Details in the link below ⬇️.
www.vindolanda.com/work-for-us

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 14

The snow and ice are gone (for the moment) and our Vindolanda archaeological site is back open! We have a daily site tours at 11am. Come along for a winter roam around the site.

www.vindolanda.com/Event/vindol...

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 7

We’ve got a few Vindolanda snow pics! (Many, many snow pics!)

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The Roman Society @theromansoc.bsky.social · Jan 6

New year, new online courses! Starting Wednesday 15th January, 'Hadrian's Wall', by Dr Matt Symonds.

This six week course uses new archaeological discoveries to explore this famous Roman frontier and its communities. For more information visit:
www.hellenicandromanlibrary.org/Events/Event...

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 6

Roman Vindolanda under a winter blanket ❄️
Send socks!
#Vindolanda

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 5

Snow day at Roman Vindolanda.
#Vindolanda

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Jan 2

Our first beautiful big blue sky day of 2025! Here’s hoping for many more!

Happy New Year from Roman Vindolanda.

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Vindolanda Charitable Trust @vindolandatrust.bsky.social · Dec 31

The last day of 2024 at Roman Vindolanda. Thank you to everyone who has supported the work of The Vindolanda Trust this year. We wish you all a fortunate and happy New Year.
#Vindolanda #HappyNewYear #Hadrianswall #Northumberland

A pink sunrise behind replica section of Hadrian’s Wall at Vindolanda.

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