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Elaborate compass drawn cross on the south side of the tower arch. St Leonards church, Flamstead.
One of hundreds of fantastic early inscriptions in the church. pic.twitter.com/sUd2cSsDMi

— Medieval Graffiti (@MedievalG) June 2, 2023

Colet Benet of Dunwich. Hanging about or just passing through when he left this modest inscription on the walls of St Leonards church in Flamstead? pic.twitter.com/2u8Y3M2HV9

— Medieval Graffiti (@MedievalG) June 4, 2023

A really very lovely architectural inscription- relating to we know not what – from St Leonards church, Flamstead. pic.twitter.com/GNH6XbU7uA

— Medieval Graffiti (@MedievalG) June 4, 2023

Did you know that in our exercise yard, majority of the graffiti is scratched into the south facing wall. We believe this is because this wall would stay in the sun for the longest as by the Victorian era, inmates would only be allowed an hour outside for exercise#SunMW pic.twitter.com/1XnYL9wvOv

— National Justice Museum (@JusticeMuseum) June 11, 2023

It does have a nice little burn mark on one of the moulded door jambs. I must stop now though as the locals are starting to suspect me of being a little tapped… pic.twitter.com/W3p3Da6TWT

— James Wright (@jpwarchaeology) June 12, 2023

This Saturday, @jessikart and @MedievalG on the five thousand and more graffiti of @Nrw_Cathedral and more about the tour in July. All welcome, no booking, just turn up. Biscuits. https://t.co/DL7Qlk9pZL pic.twitter.com/gqHewMbtOZ

— Waveney Archaeology (@Waveney_Arch) June 13, 2023

I took a photograph of this graffiti at St Winefride's Well.

It seems as though this gentleman visited the holy well during the Cholera outbreak of 1849.#Wales #History #histmed pic.twitter.com/P3JTDAz7Bh

— Louvain Rees ⚰️ (@hellohistoria) June 15, 2023

The Old Courthouse, East Haddon, Northamptonshire. An accidental find after I'd explored the village church, stunned to see a daisy and other circles on the wall of a C17th building. Are they also this late @MedievalG ? pic.twitter.com/2Wb4BgfwNV

— 𝔓𝔞𝔱𝔯𝔶𝔠𝔨 (@JPG_1969) June 20, 2023

In one of our latest blogs, historian Jon Tait discusses some of the lesser-known carvings in the Keep at Carlisle castle!

Read the blog, here: https://t.co/HPI2QC9tnO #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll pic.twitter.com/2hJ36TZwoR

— BALH (@BALHNews) June 21, 2023

The #SummerSolstice marks the longest day of the year, and today we appreciate the detail of the megalithic art motifs carved on Kerbstone 72, Tomb 1 at #Knowth. The Knowth carvings constitute approximately 46% of all such art in Ireland.

📷 Image credit: Ken Williams pic.twitter.com/3J0npIl391

— Royal Irish Academy (@RIAdawson) June 21, 2023

Jacobstowe #Devon @TheCCT
Block of Permian stone set into side of south porch with daisy wheel and Greek cross, probably of C12 date. While the church undoubtedly dates back to that period, it's thought the stone may have been salvaged from a manor house that burnt down in 1775. pic.twitter.com/cTAaxYu0rU

— Dr Helen Wilson (@NellytheWillow) June 28, 2023