A decorative glass goblet or vase, in pale green glass. It is inscribed with a hunting scene and is shown on display at Worthing Museum
For #FindsFriday, the early 5th century glass goblet found during Victorian excavations at Highdown Hill early medieval cemetery, in East Sussex. It features a Greek inscription & a hunting scene & was most likely made in Alexandria, Egypt
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The exterior of Dalton Castle, Cumbria. A tower with red corner stones and window and door surrounds, the rest of the stone is a grey colour. Blue skies and green vegetation surround it.
We're heading north today to visit Dalton Castle, Cumbria.
This 14th century tower was the former manorial courthouse of Furness Abbey.
The building contained not only the courtroom and other rooms where the lordship's business was conducted but also a gaol, guardrooms & stores.
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Pewter medieval pilgrim badge of a crucifix
An old favourite for #FindsFriday - the pilgrim badge from Bodiam Castle! Found in the moat in 1970, it came from a long forgotten place of pilgrimage - the ‘Holy Rood of Bermondsey’.
Find it at the Castle Cottage Museum.
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Highly decorated timber door at the Guildhall in Lavenham, which was constructed during the early 16th century.
Technically a #Tudor feature for today, rather than strictly medieval, but we couldn't resist sharing this wonderful, ornate 16th century door to the Guildhall at #Lavenham in Suffolk for #AdoorableThursday 🚪
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A reconstruction painting showing a circular banked and ditched enclosure, with two round houes inside it. Around the enclosure are fenced cattle pens and small cultivated fields
This morning, we're sharing this lovely reconstruction of the ring fort at Rough Fort, near Limavady, NI. Ring forts are found across Ireland, built during the 7th-9th centuries as homesteads for cattle farmers
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Find out more about deserted medieval villages in this article by Jessica Davidson, a Teaching Fellow in British History at the University of Keele: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/discover/his...
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A section of ruined masonry amidst a garden bed with purple and orange flowers
Sharing this beautiful image of one of the doors to a now-ruined corner tower at the Old Castle, at #Scotney in #Kent to brighten your Thursday morning!
#MedievalMarch #AdoorableThursday #Picturesque
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The Monk’s Garden at Avebury Manor, Wiltshire in Spring, with stone walls enclosing smaller areas of planting and topiary bushes with the Manor behind. ©National Trust Images/James Dobson
On the theme of #MedievalMarch we’re exploring some of the gardens in the care of the National Trust with medieval features.
Original gardens dating from this period are rare, but some individual elements such as walls, dovecotes and fishponds, still remain.
Find out more here: bit.ly/40BMoj9
A view up the path and steps towards the hill at Rayleigh Mount, with grass and trees.
It wouldn’t be #MedievalMarch without a visit to a castle!
Rayleigh was the only castle in Essex mentioned in Domesday in 1086, and like most Norman castles began life as a timber structure on top of an earthen mound (motte). 🧵
A restored wooden barrel that is more than 500 years old
The restoration of a wooden barrel recovered in 1996, which was used as a latrine, has been completed. It was found in the city center of Chemnitz, #Saxony, and dates back to the late Middle Ages. 🏺
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Detail of a pale clay medieval jug, decorated with a green bird and a heraldic shield
Today we're sharing this delightful detail of a Saintonge polychrome jug, which was found at a medieval tenement site in #Winchelsea, E Sussex.
This type of ceramic was imported from SW France during the late 13th-early 14th centuries & is associated with wine trading.
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Bodiam Castle in spring
Welcome to #MedievalMarch exploring some of our medieval places & collections, starting with perhaps the most iconic of castles, Bodiam.
We’re celebrating a significant anniversary - we have cared for the castle for 100 years, since it was bequeathed to @nationaltrust.org.uk in 1926.
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A painterly scene depicts three armored figures walking away from the viewer across a narrow stone bridge, their backs turned as they move toward a fortified structure ahead. The bridge is built of uneven, weathered stones, its surface mottled with pale grays and soft browns, suggesting age and long use. Low stone walls line either side, guiding the eye forward into mist and distance. The figures are clad in medieval armor, chainmail visible beneath plate elements, with rounded helmets that reflect muted light. One wears a faded red surcoat, while the others are dressed in subdued steel and gray tones, their gear marked by wear rather than polish. Their strides are steady and unhurried, spaced close enough to imply unity and shared purpose. Belts, pouches, and scabbards hang at their sides, rendered with loose, expressive brushstrokes that favor texture over detail. Ahead, partially obscured by fog, stands a stone building with a tiled roof, its walls softened by atmospheric haze. Small human figures appear near the structure, barely defined, adding scale and quiet narrative tension. The background dissolves into cool blues and grays, as if mist or smoke hangs in the air, blurring the boundary between landscape and sky. The overall style resembles a watercolor or oil wash, with visible brush textures and softened edges. The mood is contemplative rather than heroic, focusing on movement, companionship, and the subdued gravity of a journey undertaken together. Keywords medieval soldiers, stone bridge, armored figures, painterly style, historical atmosphere, shared journey, muted palette, quiet resolve Attribution line Clearly identified as AI-generated; use is permitted for non-commercial creative projects. MidJourney, FLUX.1-schnell model via Perchance, Artspace.ai, REVE, Echoform™.
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Across the Stone, Together
Steel moves forward, not alone, and not without weight.
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This weekend in #Brussels is the #MedievalMarch at the #Cinquantainaire. My latest #blog gives you the lowdown about the event, as well as a meandering history of medieval festivals that naturally starts in the US. 😮
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Interior of the Barn at Buckland Abbey with its wooden roof and stone walls
Exterior view of part of the Barn at Buckland Abbey with its large doorway
Ex-situ moulded stone fragments from Buckland Abbey
Here’s a spectacular #Medieval building to end the working week!
Around 20 metres east of the church stands the monastic great barn, a rectangular structure of early 14th century date.
Fragments from other buildings associated with the Abbey have been found nearby.
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A visitor standing on a platform behind a gap in a grey stone wall, high up at Corfe Castle. There are views over the surrounding countryside beyond.
Would you like to stand in the footsteps of royalty at Corfe Castle? For the first time since 1646 you can ascend the Kings’ Tower!
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As part of a £2 million conservation project an expert team is ensuring the castle is protected for future generations.
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3/ Over 400 finds were recorded in total, ranging from Bronze Age to Victorian in date.
You can find out more about the results of the controlled metal detecting survey here:
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A man kneeling over an ornate mosaic floor at Chedworth Roman Villa
Excavations in Room 28 of Chedworth Roman Villa recovered bone and charcoal sealed within a foundation trench in the north range.
Radiocarbon dates show that the wall could not have been built until after AD 424, so the mosaic must be later than this date.
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#MedievalMarch #MosaicMonday
An iron rove (diamond-shaped washer) on a person's hand.
The discovery of thousands of iron artefacts at Smallhythe, Kent gives us an insight into medieval shipyards.
Find spots of iron nails and roves (diamond-shaped washers) indicate shipbuilding, breaking and repair at the site in the 14th-15th centuries.
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Image description: Alfriston Clergy House, a fourteenth-century Wealden hall house in a cottage style garden in East Sussex ©National Trust Images/John Miller
What could be more delightful than Alfriston Clergy House in the Spring?
This 14th century gem in East Sussex – the first house saved by the National Trust – is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 4th April.
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Image description: Close view of the carving on a Byzantine stone urn in the Sunk Garden at Nymans, West Sussex ©National Trust Images/David Levenson
A ‘Byzantine’ urn stands in the Sunk Garden at Nymans, West Sussex.
The property collections team discovered it was installed in the garden by the Messel family in 1902. It's thought to be Italian, so may have been imported to the property along with other items.
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A selection of decorated tiles from Scotney Castle in hues of red and brown with yellow decorations including fleur-de-lis.
Today we’re exploring Scotney Castle in Kent, where it is known that a chapel once existed on the site, but only fragments remain.
In the collections and built into a fireplace in the mansion, are several decorated tiles, likely from the medieval chapel.
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A group of six people sitting on wooden chairs and benches within the historic ruins at Bodiam Castle in East Sussex.
Archaeologists assemble! Great to meet up with the London and Southeast archaeology team at Bodiam Castle today 🏰
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![An oval cast copper-alloy seal matrix with the legend "sigillu[m] officii prioris p[ri[oretas sce trinitat[is] de Motesfont" (Seal of the Official of the Prior of the Priory of Mottisfont)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hcohxxnmu332zotpn3fjk42c/bafkreifovlyvwz3brdauzbozkfcbrnz4cqbtljwe47huspjj6qypbdia4m)
An oval cast copper-alloy seal matrix with the legend "sigillu[m] officii prioris p[ri[oretas sce trinitat[is] de Motesfont" (Seal of the Official of the Prior of the Priory of Mottisfont)
A person wearing blue gloves holding the seal matrix
This morning we’re re-sharing a fabulous discovery for #MedievalMarch – a medieval seal matrix from Mottisfont in Hampshire.
It's believed this is the only one in the UK to be reunited with its original home, 500 years after it left, and the first Mottisfont seal to be discovered!
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Hollow handle of a red earthenware pottery cooking pot (Tattershall Castle © National Trust / Wayne Lagden)
This handle is from the collection at Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire.
It is part of a pipkin, recovered during an excavation of the castle moat between 1912 and 1914.
Pipkins were cooking pots used for cooking over direct heat from coals or a wood fire.
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Carn Brea, Chapel and Beacon site on the cairn, St Just Sites © National Trust
Carn Brea, Chapel and Beacon site on the cairn, St Just Sites © National Trust
The site of a medieval chapel built upon the summit cairn of Chapel Carn Brea, which was also used as a beacon during and after this period.
The Chapel appears to be first mentioned in 1302 after the murder of its hermit. There are no traces of the chapel today.
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View of one of the fish-pools or stewponds in the grounds of Baddesley Clinton, Warwickshire, with the house seen beyond. ©National Trust Images/Chris Lacey
The ancient, moated manor of Baddesley Clinton, the home of the Ferrers family for 500 years, dates from the 15th century.
Today, you can see an example of medieval stewponds in the garden. They were connected by a system of wooden pipes to the moat.
Find out more: bit.ly/4kfa8lM
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The millpond with Bodiam Castle in the background. The water is still with reflections of trees and the castle.
The Millpond at Bodiam, East Sussex, is dated to the late 14th century.
During the early 20th century, the area was misidentified by Lord Curzon as a ‘tilt-yard’ (an area for jousting).
In stormy periods, the millpond still floods, as seen in this image from 2014.
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4/ The village was probably reduced in size in the later medieval or early post medieval period, if not abandoned altogether.
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📷 The gabled entrance to Lavenham Guildhall (NT Images/John Millar) and the timber framed exterior of Lavenham Guildhall (NT images/Richard Scott)
Set in the lovely village of Lavenham in Suffolk, the Guildhall of Corpus Christi is found on the southern side of the Market Place and dates from 1529.
Over its lifetime it's been a prison, workhouse, almshouse and wool store.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XqjX6K
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