Category: Historical

Chester roman columns feature image
1893

Columns from Chester Roman Gardens

Chester, or Deva as it was once known, was a Roman city home to the 20th Legion:…

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The remains of the Roman gravestone to Marcus Aurelius Lucius
2361

Marcus Aurelius Lucius Roman Gravestone

For a far flung part of the ancient empire, Britain is fortunate to have many Roman remains….

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Llanelli gorseed altar stone feature image showing the altar close up
2364

Llanelli Gorsedd Circle Altar Stones

If you’ve visited many Welsh towns you may have noticed that they often have a stone circle….

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Two zoom scan subjects
2322

Photogrammetry from a distance

Photogrammetry apps sometimes warn us that results may suffer if we use zoomed-in photographs. I’m no expert,…

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Pierhead Building terracotta tiles
2169

Cardiff Bay Pierhead Building Tiles

The Pierhead Building at Cardiff Bay was originally the headquarters of the Bute Dock Company, but today…

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1567

Cellar at Segontium Roman Fort

Segontium was a Roman fort that played an important part in the often difficult conquest of North…

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The Last Haul feature image
1690

Yr Llwyth Olaf or The Last Haul

If you visit Barmouth, in West Wales, you can find an amazing carved marble sculpture depicting three…

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Carved stone at Caerwent
1567

Roman carved stone at Caerwent Basilica

If you visit Caerwent, in southeast Wales, you’ll find many excellent historic ruins. That’s because it was…

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Picton Monument frieze wide angle image
1631

Frieze from the first Picton Monument

Lieutenant general Thomas Picton was apparently, to put it mildly, not a very nice person. Even by…

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1938

Dyffryn Ardudwy neolithic burial chambers

Close to the beautiful coast of Cardigan Bay, on the windswept western side of Eryri (Snowdonia in…

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