The Romans, Hadrian's Wall to Peebles

[@janetmackinnon3411]

Oh, I wish I'd found your channel earlier! So informative, and you carry is with you in such a freindly way. Thank you.

[@francogasparotti3052]

Fantastic work Mark, your enthusiasm for research into Roman history is inspiring and thank you for all your efforts in producing such informative video presentations.

[@samanthaross494]

I just came across your channel after searching about fort trimontium so glad I did...great videos!

[@MarkNicol123]

Samantha Ross cheers Samantha. Got a new Roman one in the pipeline for sometime soon this year!

[@RandyRazUllon]

I did visit Chesters back when I was there and it was grand. Nice to see it again, thanks for bringing back the memories.

[@MarkNicol123]

cheers Randy its a great site!

[@genefrederickson8976]

Mark - Thanks very much for the excellent videos. Last year my wife and I had planned to visit many of the sites you feature, unfortunately, well, you know. Anyway, thanks again for at least letting us tag along. :)

[@jonletswalk7479]

👍Another one of your history lessons i need to go and see for myself, thanks jon

[@MarkNicol123]

Jon letswalk cheers Jon. Aye it’s a fascinating site!

[@PrestigeNumismatics]

Great video once again Mark. There's a lot of amazing artifacts from Trimontium in Edinburgh museum, including one which I found amazing that survived which is a leather Roman Legionary tent.

[@MarkNicol123]

kind of thought that there might be some there. don't know if you've been down to Hadrians Wall but each of the many sites down there has a museum right next to it. Its an amazing place. But the ones from the Borders have been robbed to Edinburgh Cheers Hus!

[@PrestigeNumismatics]

Mark Nicol I've visited a couple of sites near Hadrian's wall Mark. I really need to get back down to Vindolanda again.

[@MarkNicol123]

If you go down, go to Corbridge Roman town, I was shocked at the size of it, totally unbelievable, didn't even know it existed. HOusesteads is good too

[@markburns3586]

I found your chanel s i was looking for the battle of Killicrankie. Now living in the Highlands i am fascinated by the history here but i am well read on Scottish borders history but the books you present ive not came accross thanks for the recommendations i will be adding them to my reading lst.

[@mushymagazineonlocation7328]

fantastic attention to detail over a very wide range of history. i like your passion.

[@mostlynature6848]

Another great video. I think Scotland has so many historic sites that people just take them for granted.Half the buildings in your average High street would be tourist attractions here in Australia. Up in Ross-shire I used to search for and visit sites on the RCAHMS database which none of the locals I worked with had ever heard of.

[@MarkNicol123]

the weather in Australia is a massive tourist attraction to most Scots ha ha. but you're right there's history on every corner. The "Canmore" database is another good one to search. Thanks for the comment again!

[@steveforster9764]

Hadrian wall has never been in Scotland.

[@pamelapoore8759]

Love your videos, I am from Biloxi,mississippi, USA

[@MarkNicol123]

Pamela Poore thanks Pamela. Biloxi Mississippi, wow.... some day I would love to see that part of the world.

[@sunshinesilverarrow5292]

Thank you, great video! 🌞

[@jackharrison4249]

well done never knew that there was there great keep them coming

[@grahamfleming8139]

The Romans managed to venture far as the Antonnines Wall and the Gask system in Perth shire before being driven back. Berwick was used as a Roman port and a Roman road towards Cappuck near Jethart can be seen near Linton.The area is criss crossed by them. That area o peeblesshire has many Roman things including the terraces at Romano brig .But ye will ken that. Well done again Mark an interesting wee snippet. Perfidious Calledonii.

[@vikinghunter2177]

Another awesome and interesting video Mark. Keep up the great work.

[@MarkNicol123]

Cheers Craig

[@niallholmes1398]

Waiting for the day you come and do a film in Innerleithen mark 🙏 got Traquair house up the road and an old roman fort that towers over the town that’s got some interesting history. Love to hear your take on it. Hope you and ur family are copin ok during the current situation we’re in bud. All the best wishes to you chief 👍

[@MarkNicol123]

Niall Holmes just moved to a new house in Cardrona, so might not be long before I get a film out in this area. Did you see the one I did at Cardrona tower?

[@semprelazio8864]

@@MarkNicol123 I'll look into it. Love all the Roman stuff 🤚SPQR. and all your vids keep up the good work.

[@sguthrie]

Fantastic video. I was up at the Syke hill fort in Peebleshire, near Manor Village, recently. Tried to find the one close by in hunt hill also but couldn't find it in the snow!

[@MarkNicol123]

Sam Guthrie never been to those forts there are so many in Peebleshire. Did u see this other film I made about Romans and hill forts.. Cheers for watching!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/eV7CaWyimt2boc0

[@sguthrie]

Really good again. I also enjoyed your videos on the Brochs and Catrail. We have an amazing amount of history in the area, it's great to have folk like yourself educating us on it.

[@jiff80]

I’ve been reading quite a lot recently about the borders. One of my grandfathers being Scottish from Greenock. There was always the the story that one of ours was hung for rieving.

[@johnburns3703]

LOve this subject. A pity we don't look after more recent history as well?

[@Lanarkish]

The main fort at Lyne is still very impressive. There was a later Antonine Fortlet a hundred yards up the field, a big Flavian Fort two hundred yards away on the other side of the Lyne Water at East Happrew. In the space of about fifty years the Romans had to build three permanent forts, so they were either bored, careless with matches or the natives destroyed them. There was also a massive Roman Temporary Camp around Lyne farm half a mile East. It is a fascinating zone.canmore.org.uk/collection/1161683

[@David-mo5jw]

Also a large tribal gathering place in the middle at Sherriff muir which had been also fully enclosed in the stone age

[@Lanarkish]

@@David-mo5jw Don't forget Pinkie's Hole. It has intriguing possibilities.

[@David-mo5jw]

@@Lanarkish Got it now,took some finding , never heard of it before and grew up locally. I will look into this, many thanks

[@johnwaddell7239]

I lived at lyne Farm for 49 years and was the farmer for 30 ,i have the documents relating to the dig in the late 50s at vthe fort as well as a number of ariel photos of both lyne camps and remember the clear crop marks in the dry 84 year of the tempoary camp round the farm as well as once accidently ploughing up large obviously man made sandstone blocks south of the farm steading which i should have reported but did not ,a farm grant allowed me to employ an archeologist at one point and 60 different sites were identified on lyne farm alone and of course the major bronze age site on both sides of the A72 is probably as important as the Roman camps

[@grootjnr]

Nice video, I've been to all the North of England forts, so impressive! Such a shame we don't have the same here, but Cheers for showing us Lyne fort! never knew it existed, but pass by there often. I will stop next time 👍

[@MarkNicol123]

Thanks Walter. Its mind blowing that these forts and towns in North England are on our doorstep.

[@grootjnr]

Mark Nicol Absolutely, we spent a whole week there last year, just doing the Roman stuff 😁😎

[@tomjones7593]

Thanks Mark

[@emceeunderdogrising]

Such interesting history. They've recently done a lot of DNA research on Armstrongs. They've discovered that many of them have deep roots with the Picts. Higher than most English. Legend had it that they were related to Siward Strong of Arm. But that might not be the case. One of the only cultures not completely consumed by the Romans. The Picts fascinate me. A native group that survived 100s of years of invasions by the Normans, Romans, and Celts. It's believed that the lowland and border areas were the first Picts to convert to christianity. Curious what your opinion on these findings are? Hope everyone is having a great day.

[@shanegallagher5287]

Me and my work mate cut the grass up at Lyne kirk every couple of weeks with the council, and I was just saying to my mate how nobody ever comes up here. might be a good idea to do a bit metal detecting.

[@MarkNicol123]

would love to get up there with a metal detector, probably be illegal like ha ha

[@battlestarone]

Roman sites in Scotland are now protected as Scottish heritage sites,,,you are not allowed to dig on them without permission or face very large fines,,,dont think your even allowed ti camp on the sites,,,and quite rightly so.

[@laracroft1800]

Excellent 👌 💖

[@fordrenton6640]

Great job Mark

[@MarkNicol123]

cheers Ford! If you've never been to Corbridge Roman town with your camera I would strongly advise it .... sure you would be inspired.

[@fordrenton6640]

It's on the list :-)

[@donaldoutterson3071]

My youngest sister had a DNA test done on her entire family and wondered how her son came up with DNA from Sardinia when all the family was from the UK. I told her the Roman officers at Hadrian's wall near Ayton, Scotland and Berwick on Tweed, England (where our old family is from) married and "co-mingled" with the locals to make peace.

[@PrestigeNumismatics]

Did you hear about the Roman temple found at Easter Langlee? I have copies of the Scotsman article at the time. They found marble structures while workers were carrying out building works. Someone went to get an archeologist but the workers just continued and demolished it before they arrived. The article was in the Scotsman in 1965.

[@MarkNicol123]

Aye I've heard about it, wouldn't mind seeing a photo of the article though. That was why the Melrose gate site was thoroughly excavated before they built there, and they found more small Roman artefacts. Its reckoned this was the start of the road from Trimontium over to Lanarkshire.

[@PrestigeNumismatics]

Mark Nicol I did some reaserch and think it was located just across the road from the dump. If you send me your email address or add me on FB I can send you pictures of the article.

[@tartanmartin3631]

great video!

[@battlestarone]

I have to agree Scottish roman sites are no displayed as they should be,,,there are a very impressive display of items from the antonine wall at the Huntern museum in glasgow.,,,Barrhill fort not far from Glasgow is well worth a visit on a nice summers day, take a picnic,,,access is from village of Twechar...around the local area you can see many a stone wall build from the foundation stones of the wall if you have a sharp eye.

[@carolynarmstrong3024]

There were Northern and Southern Picks. Southern picks defended against the Romans hence they built Hadrian's wall. The Romans abandoned the rest of now England and the Southern Picks then settled in the Borders. Armstrong's, Crozier's, Nixon's have Clan members with Pictish genetic marker. There are other Clans from the Borders that have the same genetic marker. The Picks may have been the indigenous peoples of Scotland-England. A skeleton of a Pick has been found dated to around 850 BC through DNA. This is correct as I remember it from many different sources.

[@tomjones7593]

Anyone tell me please the source of the haunting Gaelic (?) music used on this (Excellent) video?

[@MarkNicol123]

Tom Jones it’s off the Gladiator soundtrack Tom

[@baphomet66and6]

Well put together video. As an ardent Romanophile I'll not opine.

[@angeloargentieri5605]

Wonderful, Roma eterna

[@julie6766]

We camped at Haltwhistle and walked about 10miles of Hadrian wall recently. It was amazing esp seeing the site of the quarry where many of the stones were cut. Such a shame that Roman sites have not been excavated this side of the border, where did all the stones go at Trimontium? Wonder if they are buried in the field or if they have been removed elsewhere? Great video, have you changed jobs? Not seen you in the store for ages?

[@MarkNicol123]

Julie Cherry cheers Julie. Been away on holiday for 2.5 weeks.

[@julie6766]

Thought you had been poached by the BBC...lol!

[@lewistaylor2858]

Forts were constructed by the Romans all the way to the Moray coast... the Roman fleet circumnavigated Scotland, Agricola crushed the Caledonian Confederacy (according to Tacitus) at the Battle of Mons Graupius in the Grampians...

[@RebbePiper]

Hello Mark, I believe there are ruins of an old Roman fort somewhere around Carmichael, near Lanark. Might check it out sometime. Ask for Richard or Andrew Carmichael, there's a good place to eat there as well you might be able to pick up some information, and I think a fault line runs through there somewhere. www.carmichael.co.uk/tearoom/

[@MarkNicol123]

Kris Carmichael there was a major Roman fort round there called Castledykes. Could be that one I’ll look it up cheers!

[@RebbePiper]

Keep those videos coming, love history, especially Scottish history. Many Thanks Mark!!!

[@666toysoldier]

Can we get captions so Americans can understand the narration?

[@pavitashergill3506]

I think the Scottish tribes at the time didn't want any roman buildings. Or anything Roman left standing. That would mean they were conquered. So they. Destroyed everything roman. Makes sence 2 me. Goog message 4 the future generation of scotts.

[@MarkNicol123]

Pavita Shergill yes I think you might be right Pavita. Also there’s the more practical reason the the stone in the Roman forts was extremely useful in native building projects

[@ALBA-js3um]

Pavita Shergill The Scots weren’t conquered by the Romans. Scotland has never been conquered. 👍🏻

[@jimboll6982]

@@ALBA-js3um Bullshit

[@greenmagoos]

Does any part of the catrail run close to Lyne Fort ? Parallel to it ?

[@MarkNicol123]

GREEN M no it turns south quite a bit further East than Lyne Fort. Might be parallel to the Roman route across country at this point, but a good few miles South in the Yarrow valley area.

[@greenmagoos]

Cheers Mark. Does this church sit on the main road just beyond the turn off for Stobo ? I had no idea there was a Roman fort there but it would be what I would expect . The catrail was identified as Hadrians Wall by an Arthur Whitmore in Insullae Britannicum Mark. I was sent all of Comyns Beaumonts books in pdf form so I have been double checking what I can from Roman records . Very intetrsting btw. The cat - relates to the tribe of Gad . He claims Kinneil on the Antonine Wall is Pont Aelli listed in the digitanum something ? Its meant to be the 2nd station on the wall from the tyne on hadrians wall. Kinn- means head of the wall - eil(a) could relate to Aeila ? Kinneil is the 2nd station east on Antonine Wall. Has catrail ran down from Kinneil ? Fascinating.

[@greenmagoos]

The catrail ran down from Leith according to Whitmore. Comyns beaumont thinks its Kinn-eila and or Leith I think.

[@MarkNicol123]

Yes the church is just off the main road a bit past Stobo turn off. Quite interesting place apart from the Roman camp. There are 3 children's crypts that have been excavated from the Iron Age overlooking the camp. Also the church grave yard contains a rare example of an "Adam & Eve" gravestone. The Catrail is mystery piled upon mystery, the Hadrian's wall theory is interesting and plausible.

[@greenmagoos]

The Church is a place I would have turned off at eventually. It always catches my eye going into Peebles. Looks fascinating place with everything there. Seen Adam and Eve gravestones in Torphichen. Building a vallum ditch to the south of the military way on Hadrians Wall makes no sense to me going by what I've seen on rhe Antonine Wall. Thats been a defence or ditch thats been built upon or altered later I think Mark

[@teslar1]

Another great video Mark. Have you covered the camps at pennymuir and the training site on Woden Law. II totally agree, t’s time we made more of these sites. We need to put pressure on the landowner get a link with a local university and maybe lottery funding to get this underway. I recall a similar effort in the seventies or early eighties when they excavated the “Bow” area in Jedburgh and expanded the Abbey site.

[@MarkNicol123]

teslar1 yes made a film about that site a while back, another fascinating place. Cheers for the comment! Link below kzbin.info/www/bejne/eV7CaWyimt2boc0

[@malcolmscally1533]

was it Queen Margaret who wanted all traces of the Romans removed from Scotland?

[@MarkNicol123]

malcolm scally ah that's interesting never heard of that. Will need to look it up Cheers