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Some beautiful 1st century glass from Roman Trier (Augusta Treverorum). Now part of the collections at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Trier. 📸 My own. #RomanGlass #Trier

The foundations of a possible early church at Butt Road in Colchester. Late 3rd or early 4th century in date, the building was considered to be one of the few buildings devoted to Christian worship in Roman Britain, though its use has been disputed 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday

St. Oswald’s Parish Church at Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Completed in around 1330, the tower and spire is some 215 ft in height, though the spire has been rebuilt several times. 📸 My own. #SteepleSaturday #Ashbourne #Derbyshire

Scabbard guard from the St. Ninian’s Isle Treasure - an C8th hoard of Pictish silver which was discovered in 1958 on St. Ninian’s Isle, Shetland, by a 15 year old volunteer during excavations. Now on display at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh 📸 My own #FindsFriday

The Norman font of St. Peter’s Church at Hanwell in Oxfordshire. 📸 My own. #FontsOnFriday #Hanwell #Oxfordshire

Leaf-bladed prehistoric flint arrowheads from Yorkshire. Now part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum in York. 📸 My own. #FlintFriday #YorkshireMuseum

The remains of the vaulted entrance to the strong room at Aesica Roman Fort (Great Chesters) - all that remains of the fort’s headquarters. The fort was built in around AD 128, the ninth fort built along the line of Hadrian’s Wall. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain

The 14th century Great West Door of York Minster. 📸 My own. #AdoorableThursday #YorkMinster

One of the defensive walls of Dunadd Fort at Kilmartin Glen in Argyll. The fort was a major centre for the Gaelic kings of Dál Riata from around AD 500 to AD 800. 📸 My own. #HillfortsWednesday #Dunadd #Kilmartin #Argyll

A 13th century panel that depicts a bishop, possibly St. William of York. The panel was one of 32 that originally formed part of the Chapter House ceiling at York Minster. 📸 My own. #Woodensday #YorkMinster

The entrance passage to the Neolithic round cairn at the Grey Cairns of Camster in Caithness. While reconstructed, the tomb is incredibly atmospheric. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #Prehistory #Archaeology #Caithness

Tombstone from Roman York (Eboracum) for Decimina, daughter of Decimius, with Decimina’s bust in the gabled niche above. Found during the 19th century, the tombstone is now part of the collections at the Yorkshire Museum in York. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanBritain #York

An Iron Age comb from Orkney. Made from deer antler, the comb is part of the collections at Orkney Museum in Kirkwall. 📸 My own. #Prehistory #Orkney #Archaeology

Mosaic fragment from Roman Trier (Augusta Treverorum) depicting Venus, the goddess of love. The mosaic is now part of the collections at the Rheinisches Landesmuseum in Trier. 📸 My own. #MosaicMonday #Trier

Durham’s wonderful Norman Cathedral which was largely built between 1093 and 1133 to house the relics of St. Cuthbert. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #DurhamCathedral