October Miscellany
Upcoming Events
Conjuring the Devil Into a Boot – 11 Nov – Zoom lecture
Booking is open for our Winter Lecture Series on commonly repeated tales about mediaeval buildings. First talk is on 18 November & looks at whether there is any truth to the story that spiral stairs turn clockwise in castles to help right-handed defenders https://t.co/WmRPzaKE2L
— James Wright (@jpwarchaeology) October 30, 2021
Items of Interest
Mythbusting – Masonic Pentagrams
From Twitter
A #Roman tile found at Caerleon (Wales), with a full hobnailed footprint pressed into the surface before it was fired, probably belonging to one of the soldiers working in the kilns close by #RomanArchaeology pic.twitter.com/LozZxPDVkP
— Dr Jo Ball (@DrJEBall) October 4, 2021
Spent the last few weeks digging at Norton Priory with University of Liverpool students and community volunteers. Some nice graffiti in the undercroft, a family of stone coffins and an impressive “moon” in the main hall pic.twitter.com/2BSvlt6kqW
— NW Historic Graffiti (@NWHistGraffiti) October 9, 2021
Inside the spooky and mysterious (and yet to reopen) underground complex at Gilmerton Cove near Edinburgh. The mystery arises because no-one knows when this obviously man-made complex was excavated, or by whom, or what it was used for. More pics and info: https://t.co/42ui4ZSTHF pic.twitter.com/95l4wpjLps
— Undiscovered Scotland (@UndisScot) October 10, 2021
Loads of compass drawn circles and hexfoils in Bradford on Avon tithe barn. Why so many in a tithe barn? @MedievalG @jpwarchaeology #notorch#noscale pic.twitter.com/LSZrn7uJ8u
— Andrew Macdonald (@andrew_poho) October 14, 2021
1/2 A return visit to The Almonry in Evesham today to gather images a little more seriously. A nice triquetra, burn marks, concentric circles in a downstairs room… pic.twitter.com/OxtHuJU18a
— Brian Hoggard (@folkmagicman) October 15, 2021
2/2 The Almonry, Evesham continued. Traces of an attempted daisy-wheel and several (at least 5) Marian M's on an upstairs hearth. pic.twitter.com/nh46vr8TvR
— Brian Hoggard (@folkmagicman) October 15, 2021
You cannot keep me away from a good prison and even more grá if there is historic graffiti. The Doge’s palace in venice was ???? pic.twitter.com/V3moHQyJxy
— Dr Laura McAtackney (@LMcAtackney) October 17, 2021
Many thanks to Edington Priory Church for allowing us access to the Parvis. Some lovely apotropaic motifs on a fire lintel & an adjacent wall. @GraffitiGinger @HeritageWSHC @WiltshireMuseum @wiltsbuildsrec pic.twitter.com/ZYZt0OogrR
— Wilts Med Graffiti (@WiltsRecProj) October 17, 2021
Spent last Saturday at the Civil War Museum in Newark on a YAC Leaders’ workshop. Got side tracked by the graffiti in the Tudor Hall, once a school room. pic.twitter.com/GKERpWSUoa
— NW Historic Graffiti (@NWHistGraffiti) October 20, 2021
A 450 yr old inscription was recently rediscovered! Although mentioned in Pengelly’s diaries, it was largely forgotten about until Education Officer Elliot set out to locate it. It's the oldest known inscription in the cave & says "William Petre 1571".
https://t.co/wmMoXr90ti pic.twitter.com/YRwDC3629c— Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves (@Kents_Cavern) October 21, 2021