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Helen Woodford's Favourite Five

Helen Woodford, Chair of the Board of Vindolanda Trustees, shares her family inspired favourite things about our two sites.
Sweet Replica Turrets

Recreating the iconic Vindolanda replica sections of Hadrian's Wall in a wonderfully sweet form!
Zoomorphic Brooches

Vindolanda Curator Barbara Birley takes a closer look at Zoomorphic brooches in this video blog, highlighting some of the objects in the reserve collection.
Leather Mice

Ilya a shoemaker from Russia has been inspired by the work of possibly another leather worker from 2000 years ago.

Penny Trichler

Events Co-ordinator
Marta Alberti

Site Archaeologist
Lauren Bearpark

Education & Post Excavation Coordinator
Patricia Birley MBE. FSA. DL

Head of Impact Committee
Barbara Birley

Curator
Sonya Galloway

Communications Manager
Dr Andrew Birley, FSA, FSA Scot

CEO / Director of Excavations / Chair of Research Committee
Colin Galloway

Deputy CEO

Roman Leather Toy Mouse Discovered

Curatorial staff at Roman Vindolanda make a lockdown discovery of an ancient leather toy mouse, which had been hidden in amongst the ancient scrap leather recovered from the site.
Brigomaglos

Was the end of Roman Britain the end of Vindolanda? Our journey into discovering more about sub-Roman Vindolanda started with the discovery of the probable war-band leader of the site from the 5th or 6th centuries, a man called ‘Brigomaglos’ which was discovered over 130 years ago.
Home Learning

Activity sheets for home learning fun. From Roman cooking ideas to spot the difference and much more, there is something for everyone.
Colin's Top 10

Deputy CEO Colin Galloway gives us his top 10 about the Vindolanda Trust from artefacts to spaces.
Severan Skulls

Dr Trudi Buck takes a closer look at the human skull unearthed during the 2018 excavation of the Severan fort ditch at Vindolanda.
Ancient timber posts

Both visitors and volunteers have been very curious as to what those beautiful timber posts sticking out of the ground are. Here is what the archaeologists have concluded so far.
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Penny's Top 10

Activity Officer Penny takes us through some of her favourite places, things and people at Roman Vindolanda and the Roman Army Museum.
Roman Vindolanda Fort & Museum

Visit Roman Vindolanda today and you will find one of the North East’s most famous and not to be missed tourist attractions lying in the beautiful landscape of Hadrian's Wall Country. Formerly a key military post on the northern frontier of Britain, Vindolanda is the home of Britain's 'Top Treasure' - the Vindolanda Writing Tablets - and is one Europe's most important Roman archaeological sites, with live excavations taking place every year.
Crafty Creations

Crafty Creations - Way tor have fun and get creative with the Romans including Loo roll characters with fun fact sheets and challenges.

Survival Appeal

This year is going to be a tough year for all of us. Join us in celebrating 50 years of the Vindolanda Trust and please consider supporting us to get to another 50. You can buy a virtual birthday gift and contribute to our future. Thank you for your incredible support. Read more

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