08-11-2011, 01:26 AM
Quote:I'm just thinking if that was the portion of wall where they afterwards built the re-constructed section, for my very good friend Tony Drake worked on that area.
It's about the right area, yes. It was directly under the area where the inscription was put up sometimes in the 1900s. We found evidence of building scaffold as opposed to wooden/turf structure though.
That's a real shame about the water tanks. What a fascinating thing it would have been to reconstruct. I can;t remember now what the profile of the fort is as it slopes towards the river but it's a fair incline.
What I DO like about Segedumun is the inscription/monument to all the Centurions' names found along the length of the Wall. A bit naff, perhaps, but I liked it!
Moi Watson
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, Merlot in one hand, Cigar in the other; body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming "WOO HOO, what a ride!