#SILCHESTER Roman town
Lovely walk visiting #silchester today.
#FotoVorschlag: Postkarte // Postcard

Ich warte noch immer sehnsüchtig auf meine erste Postcrossing-Karte, darum ist hier einfach ein #Briefkasten im englischen Nirgendwo bei Calleva Atrebatum (Römische Ausgrabungsstätte bei Silchester) // I'm still waiting for my first Postcrossing postcard to arrive, so here's an English #PostBox instead. I found it near the ruins of the Roman town Calleva Atrebatum (near #Silchester)

#England #UK #PillarBox #LetterBox #Mailbox #Postbriefkasten #Post #Mail #letter #letters #Brief #Briefe

Managed a quick visit to Silchester to walk a section of the Roman walls yesterday. The Roman town of Calleva Atrebatum was later abandoned rather than being redeveloped, so the archaeological record is impressive and both the fortified walls and amphitheatre are still present

#Roman #RomanBritain #Silchester #Calleva #archaeology #Hampshire

Was there a phrase more guaranteed to disgruntle the truculent tweenage me than 'we're going for a walk in the country'?

And how have I reached the age where said walk is now one of the pleasures of the week?

Today's perambulation: a circuit round the walls of #Roman #Silchester (aka 'Calleva Atrebatum').

Roman walls at Calleva Atrebatum, #Silchester #Hampshire. Best preserved #Roman walls in Britain, apparently, probably because Calleva never developed into a medieval town. This is about 20 mins drive from my house. Absolutely gorgeous day. https://social.tchncs.de/media/gj28sqcShLQNU89qXgs