Forest Archaic Collective

#SaxonSunday with the beautiful St Martin on the Walls, Wareham, during & after the rain a couple of sundays ago

See more of the cozy pubs from Wareham & around Dorset >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kav...

#StandingStoneSunday with the
Nine Stones Circle [slash/ Nine Maidens or 17 brothers] Dartmoor
It was quite the contrast of weather when we were there, all these were taken within about 15 mins

see more of Dartmoor in the episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-6...

is that hand drawn ? bloody impressive if so

(Not that i'd want you to be taking time away from archaeology but just think of all the webcomic adventures Toby the Trowel could be having)

oh & grats too! 😊🍻

speaking of Corfe Castle
Still don't quite believe this one, few years back by complete fluke i panned the camera up and captured *the most Dorset scene ever™ *
no chance i'd ever be able to recreate this 😩

See some cozy pubs at Corfe Castle here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kav...

#CastleSaturday

#SteepleSaturday with the lovely Norman work at St Nicholas church Dorset, including its ludicrously sturdy tower

we were passing as part of our day exploring Dorsets Cosiest Pubs which you can catch here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kav...

#RomanSiteSaturday & a very frosty morning at the Roman Town house in Dorchester
This was several years ago but i've only just got the feeling in my fingers back 🥶

Check out our episode exploring some of Dorsets Cosiest Pubs >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kav...

#CastleSaturday with Corfe Castle, Dorset
Have photographed this many times over the years, but felt really good to be back

We were on a minor pub crawl seeing some of Dorsets Cosiest pubs, you can catch that here >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kav...

YouTube video by Forest Archaic Collective Exploring Dorsets Cosiest Pubs

Just in time for the weekend, we have an explore of some of Dorsets best pubs >>>

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Kav...

Wasn't expecting that! just clicked on this file by accident

...had completely forgotten that there's a cupid statue in the Corinium museum that looks like its flipping you off 😆😆

#FindsFriday

I've clearly been on the internet too long 😩

...had a serious double-take when i misread 'furies' 🤭

#FindsFriday & while i've spent a while there over the years, felt great to spend a rainy weekend looking back at the finds of Venta Belgarum: Roman Winchester
at the wonderful Winchester City Museum

See more of what we've been doing to get through winter >>>
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#FrescoFriday & the c12 wall paintings surviving in the chapel of the holy sepulchre, Winchester Cathedral

#FontsOnFriday & never get tired of revisiting this one
The glorious Tournai font in Winchester Cathedral,
Helpfully lit in red by the sun installation which helped bring out the details beautifully

See more of what we've been doing to keep sane in winter >>>
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Think I can manage a HIGNFY one-liner, hang on

'A deeply unserious party fielding joke candidates as stunts with no hope of getting elected
...Advance UK seemed disappointed with their by-election result this evening' 😁😁

#RomanFortThursday with Chesters cavalry fort, along Hadrians Wall

See more of what we've been up to this winter with our grey days playlist >>>
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

while chasing the Hereford school a couple of weekends ago we also tripped over the Dymock School on our way past
so that'll have to be a thing we do before too long

This is St Peters, Bromyard

See more of what we've been up to this winter >>>
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#AdoorableThursday

Given the road into Finsbury car park, horse riding is the smoother option by far 😬

amazing 😊
what are they stamped with? i can't quite make it out

#HillfortsWednesday with Cranbrook Castle on the edge of Dartmoor, including (just visible) stone ramparts unusual for Devon

See more in the Dartmoor episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-6...

#TilesonTuesday with the mesmeric effect of the tile floors of Winchester Cathedral

#TombTuesday with the Cordon Down Cairns, Dartmoor on a sunny May evening

To see Dartmoor in the middle of winter, watch our new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-6...

😔

someone should make some sort of sweary rhyme about that 😏

#MedievalMonday with Buckfast Abbey
I must say, growing up in Chichester (which has now ditched theirs in favour of lead ...boo) I am a sucker for a copper roof

see more from Dartmoor in the new episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-6...

apparently that was thanks to a tree root

Idk, sometimes i wish historical sites / pieces were restored
but i'm not sure we're missing anything here

...i can't help but think its a good reminder that this came out of the ground, its a near miracle we have as much as we do

#MosaicMonday & always nice to see the Sharsholt Villa Mosaic again at the wonderful Winchester City Museum

to see more of how we've been keeping busy in winter, check the playlist >>>
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#MotteMonday with the Motte built inside Blackdown Rings, just south of Dartmoor

See more of Dartmoor in the episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-6...

#MedievalMonday with Bennets Cross on Dartmoor
a delightfully crooked piece of granite, probably marking a parish boundary

See more of Dartmoor in the episode >>>
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec-6...

Back at Sandbanks this evening, seeing the February sun setting over Brownsea Island
this used to be my favourite #sunset spot, but i'm rarely there nowadays
going to try & change that this year