Calvnivum (lancaster)
A fast recce to the small local museum in Lancaster, to peruse the Roman exhibits. This is a small municipal museum with limited space but a friendly attitude. I hope to be able to go back very soon and photograph items not on public display for your edification .
Perhaps the most striking finds here are the "Burrow Heads" a series of substantial 3rd C AD monumental carvings that appear to represent The Elements. It is said they were recovered about a mile away from the present city in 1794. It is not known if they are funeray or sacredotal images.One is weathered almost blank , the others I display .It is possible they originally come from Calacvm, further north.
http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...si&img=1118
http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...si&img=1119
http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...si&img=1120
Calvnivum fort site lies beneath the "modern" Lancaster Castle and Priory , the site commands the River Lune to the foot of the nearby hill , and hence any progress inland from the Hibernian netherlands.The excellent "Togo" has the details for army units here:
http://www.roman-britain.org/places/lancaster.htm
http://www.unrv.com/forum/index.php?act=mo...si&img=1121
The Castle is notorious as the site of the famous "Lancashire Witch Trials" :
http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/index.php
The ruins of a bathhouse remain, soon to be re-restored , as they often serve as an unofficial picnic area for revellers.
And over here we have a gallery of ephemeral objects not yet annotated...
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