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Vindolanda Earth Wall


Pertinax

this is a closeup of the reconstructed wood and earth rampart as the Wall was originally envisaged and I suggest giving us a reasonable idea of the appearence of the Antonine Wall.

I include the shot because I like its moodiness, but also because here we are almost on the very spot where Flavius Cerealis had the Vindolanda tablet bonfire constructed.

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Do you know when it was reconstructed? I see, it was made from wood, but looks a bit old. Interestingly, how long was saved original construction?

This is perhaps only a few years old-the climate is harsh here so weathering is fierce.Wood rots very quickly in such a wet place.

The original itself? not a long life as an upgrade to stone was in situ as soon as as the stone was available-certain parts of the wall , without adjacent quarries had to wait perhaps 10 years to be upgraded.

The Antonine Wall remained in this condition without the use of stone.

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