Sometime soldier, occasional philosopher and now a very poor metal detectorist attempting to save history one field at a time, buttons are a specialty!
Alles uber der platz!
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Some wise words of wisdom from Gunner Milligan on the River Test bridge in Stockbridge. @Posted_to_BAOR #spikemilligan #poetry
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Lincolnshire this evening @NFUtweets @NoFarmsNoFoods @FarmersGuardian #BritishFarming #Harvest2026 #Lincolnshire
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Château du jour - Château de Rocamadour and just below; Cité Réligieuse, a complex of chapels and churches built into the rock. #castlehunter #castle #rocamadour @castlehunteruk
This is timely as the Avignon Papacy has recently been in the news. The walled city of Avignon, between 1309 to 1376 seven popes resided here rather than Rome, at the time it was within the Kingdom of Arles, part of the Holy Roman Empire. @castlehunteruk #castlehunting #avignon
Not quite a Castle but still as impressive, some Roman infrastructure to help with plumbing in Nimes, Pont du Gard, built circa 40-60 AD and in use for about 450 years. @castlehunteruk #castle #castlehunting #pontdugard
Château du jour, Château d'Uzès (or Duchy) is an 11th-century fortified castle in the medieval town of Uzès.
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Where are we, this 10th century castle sits on a 400 metre hill surrounded by a dark red land?#mysterymonday #castle #castlehunter @castlehunteruk
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Up yesterday, I thought I’d found a bit of modern tat (5 New Pence) but it’s contemporary forgery posing as a GRIII Shilling probably manufactured 1816/1820 years due to a severe shortage of official silver coinage.
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Found this tiddler lurking in the mud today, I think it’s a Richard II Halfpenny but I’m open to suggestions. @SDetectorist
A fine morning at Kolossi Castle, western Lemesos. Built circa 1210 by the Order of St John, following the loss of Acre in 1291, it served as HQ for the Order. In 1306 ownership passed to the Order of the Knights Templar.
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Time is running out following @I_W_M’s decision to close the Lord Ashcroft Gallery.
Visit while you still can, to honour the bravery of those who risked so much to protect our great nation.
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Ten Men, Ten Stories, One Regiment
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A days metal-detecting near Loughborough has produced a wealth of military items, in amongst the musket balls a few items from The Staffordshire Yeomanry (Queen's Own Royal Regiment) and The Lincolnshire Regt, all probably pre-WW1. @RoyalYeomanry @MuseumRar
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