The extensive ruins of Vindolanda Roman Fort stand close to the northern frontier of the Roman Empire, just south of Hadrian's Wall. The fort is the site of a number of important finds, including the Vindolanda tablets dating from the 1st century. The tablets are the earliest handwritten documents discovered in Britain.
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You have such wonderful places to explore. I would love to be able to visit ruins like this. Do you get to walk among them, or is there a designated viewing area?
Ratty: we got to walk among the ruins. Only one area was cordoned off because an excavation was in progress. We turned up at just the right time as the archaeologists took a break and had a chat with us :-)
I would enjoy a walk amongst these remains.
You've been Scooped : http://www.scoop.it/t/rural-exploration
I didn't know about this blog until I happened to look at your profile on CMF today. I have a mild obsession with old buildings. I started a group for explorers in Ontario - http://www.flickr.com/groups/ontarioruralruins
Probably the kiss of death to add two links in a comment. But I've done it anyway.
Laura: relevant links are always welcome :-)
I love exploring old buildings, including a few I probably shouldn't! If I'm not wandered around ruins somewhere I'm probably poking around in a cave :-)
It looks amazing up there! I'll definitely have to make a plan to drive up there some time. I love how intact it seems - is that a trough there in the foreground?
Is that a bath tub in the closest ruin? It's amazing that these can actually still be preserved to this state.
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