Digging Vindolanda: Pre-dig week in Scotland

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Pre-dig week in Scotland

With family in Scotland this week. Drove up from Leeds yesterday, had lunch in Jedburgh, afternoon at Stirling Castle then drove west/north across to the coast just south of Fort William. The A82 passes through some beautifully desolate moors, especially dramatic in the evening light with low clouds and drizzle. The photo is of Buachaille Etive Mor taken from the road. Had a fairly quiet day today, easy hike at Cuil Bay, watched Andy Murray lose valiantly at Wimbledon, then dinner and cards to finish.

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Vindolanda is a Roman fort just south of Hadrian's wall. The first fort on the site dates to the late 1st century AD and was followed by a succession of later forts, built one on top of the other, over the next ~300 years. Adding to the site's interest, an active and large civilian settlement or "vicus" adjoined the fort for some of this time. The Vindolanda excavation is therefore revealing key information not only about the military history of Britain under the Romans, but also about the lives of ordinary people.