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Raybo1uk
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Safari & Wildlife video uploads and clips, Castles and Historic properties.. "Inventor" of the phrase "Cheetah Chat", "Flopicus Spoticus" and "Dafari" in chat rooms which are still used to this day :) hahaha
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Vindolanda Roman Fort, Northumberland, England.
As always don't forget to watch in the highest quality your device can handle for the best visual experience.
you can read up about the Vindolanda Tablets here :-
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/roman-britain/vindolanda-tablets
Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, it guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth. It is noted for the Vindolanda tablets, a set of wooden leaf-tablets.
The earliest Roman forts at Vindolanda were built of wood and turf. The remains are now buried as much as 13 ft (4 m) deep in the anoxic waterlogged soil.
Excavations are undertaken each summer, and some of the archaeological deposits reach depths of 6 metres (20 ft). The conditions at these depths have preserved thousands of artefacts, such as 850 ink tablets and over 160 boxwood combs, that normally disintegrate in the ground, thus providing an opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of Roman life - military and otherwise - on the northern frontier. The study of these ink tablets shows a literacy among both the high born who lived there, as with the party invitation from one officer's wife to another and with soldiers and their families who send care packages with notes on the contents of the packages.
Nearly 2000-year-old Roman boxing gloves were uncovered at Vindolanda in 2017.
In addition to the older initial findings of ink tablets, shoes and combs, several more artifacts and discoveries of note have been covered by the media. In 2017, The Guardian (British Newspaper) focused on a discovery of cavalry barracks that were uncovered during the excavation season that held a large number of artifacts including swords, ink tablets, textiles, arrowheads, and other military paraphernalia. Relative dating of the barracks had determined that they were built around 105 AD. Also publicized was the discovery of a cache of 25 ink tablets found earlier in the 2017 season. The tablets were discovered in a trench in one of the earliest layers of the fort, dating to the 1st century AD. This discovery was considered to be the second-largest discovery of ink tablets in the world, with the first being a cache that was also discovered at Vindolanda in 1992.
In 2010, the BBC announced the discovery of the remains of a child between the ages of 8 and 10 years, which was uncovered in a shallow pit in a barrack room in a position suggesting that its arms may have been bound. Further archaeological analysis indicated that it could be female. She is believed to have died about 1,800 years ago.
The site itself comprises nine forts built on top of each other. Soldiers from all over the Roman Empire, including Belgium, Germany and France were stationed here. The visible stone fort dates to the third century and the impressive remains include the fort walls, the headquarters building, the Commanding Officer’s house, granaries and barracks. The remains of the extramural settlement lie just outside of the fort walls. Buildings line a main street including houses, shops, a tavern and a bathhouse.
Excavations take place on the site every year and attract hundreds of volunteers from all over the world. The site has oxygen free conditions, which preserve the artefacts amazingly.
music courtesy of Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com)
you can read up about the Vindolanda Tablets here :-
www.britishmuseum.org/collection/galleries/roman-britain/vindolanda-tablets
Archaeological excavations of the site show it was under Roman occupation from roughly 85 AD to 370 AD. Located near the modern village of Bardon Mill in Northumberland, it guarded the Stanegate, the Roman road from the River Tyne to the Solway Firth. It is noted for the Vindolanda tablets, a set of wooden leaf-tablets.
The earliest Roman forts at Vindolanda were built of wood and turf. The remains are now buried as much as 13 ft (4 m) deep in the anoxic waterlogged soil.
Excavations are undertaken each summer, and some of the archaeological deposits reach depths of 6 metres (20 ft). The conditions at these depths have preserved thousands of artefacts, such as 850 ink tablets and over 160 boxwood combs, that normally disintegrate in the ground, thus providing an opportunity to gain a fuller understanding of Roman life - military and otherwise - on the northern frontier. The study of these ink tablets shows a literacy among both the high born who lived there, as with the party invitation from one officer's wife to another and with soldiers and their families who send care packages with notes on the contents of the packages.
Nearly 2000-year-old Roman boxing gloves were uncovered at Vindolanda in 2017.
In addition to the older initial findings of ink tablets, shoes and combs, several more artifacts and discoveries of note have been covered by the media. In 2017, The Guardian (British Newspaper) focused on a discovery of cavalry barracks that were uncovered during the excavation season that held a large number of artifacts including swords, ink tablets, textiles, arrowheads, and other military paraphernalia. Relative dating of the barracks had determined that they were built around 105 AD. Also publicized was the discovery of a cache of 25 ink tablets found earlier in the 2017 season. The tablets were discovered in a trench in one of the earliest layers of the fort, dating to the 1st century AD. This discovery was considered to be the second-largest discovery of ink tablets in the world, with the first being a cache that was also discovered at Vindolanda in 1992.
In 2010, the BBC announced the discovery of the remains of a child between the ages of 8 and 10 years, which was uncovered in a shallow pit in a barrack room in a position suggesting that its arms may have been bound. Further archaeological analysis indicated that it could be female. She is believed to have died about 1,800 years ago.
The site itself comprises nine forts built on top of each other. Soldiers from all over the Roman Empire, including Belgium, Germany and France were stationed here. The visible stone fort dates to the third century and the impressive remains include the fort walls, the headquarters building, the Commanding Officer’s house, granaries and barracks. The remains of the extramural settlement lie just outside of the fort walls. Buildings line a main street including houses, shops, a tavern and a bathhouse.
Excavations take place on the site every year and attract hundreds of volunteers from all over the world. The site has oxygen free conditions, which preserve the artefacts amazingly.
music courtesy of Alexander Nakarada (creatorchords.com)
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Amber eyes was a terrible mom. I agree, if this cub survives, it will be a bad ass!
Greetings from Canada Ray. 🍁 Vindolanda Roman Fort and museum looks like a great place to explore. How fortuitous that the waterlogged soil has kept almost 2K yrs of history perfectly preserved. Amazing that you can volunteer for archaeological digs at the site. Had no idea that was even a thing. Very cool. Thanks for including the link to the Vindolanda Tablets. I think we often tend to view people of the past as being very different from ourselves, or possibly less “civilized.” Interesting to see that they concerned themselves with many of the same day to day, minute issues as ourselves. Not so different after all. The building (mausoleum?) at the graveyard is stunning. Both the museum and the Roman site look quite big. It must have taken you a good while to get through it all. As always, I appreciate these brief “time travels” into the past, as well as a glimpse of my beautiful England. Such a treat. Hope your weather has returned to more normal temperatures. I suspect that good English blood’s not used to such hot days lol.😂 Gotta say, I almost froze to death the summer I was over there. It wasn’t so much the lower temperature, but, I couldn’t get used to my clothes and bedding always feeling damp. On the upside, the climate does provide for that lush, breathtaking, green landscape that I love so much. Thanks for another wonderful video Ray! Appreciate you. Take care and bye for now. ❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧👋🤗🌞😎
Hiya Jill 😃👋🤗 you are definitely right about the soil, it certainly doesn’t look or feel wet on top but I’m guessing it’s the consistency that holds the moisture 🤷♂️ I have thought a few times about volunteering but not sure my knees or hips could handle it for any length of time, I’d probably need to find a Roman hoist to get me back on my feet 🤣🤣🤣 Those tablets were such an amazing find and in fact I’m sure they will find more at some point. They certainly provide an insight into Roman day to day life. I find the whole sight very interesting, you can easily spend hours in the museum, those shelves of Roman footwear are amazing, like a mini Footlocker 🤣😂 the weather is pretty much back to “normal” now around 20-21c in this area with showers, good for all that greenery I guess 😁 🌳 🌲 I think if my clothes and bedding felt damp I’d be quite concerned too 🤣 thankfully I’ve never experienced that (yet) 🤣😂🤣 Glad you enjoyed this brief look around Vindolanda, one of the many Roman landmarks around here and certainly one of the largest. It is actually a “privately run” site, The Vindolanda Trust, which I’ve always found strange considering they are normally in the hands of either the National Trust or English Heritage. It is a charitable trust but it’s not cheap getting in 🤣 Until next time, take care and look after yourself 🤗❤️🙏🏻🇨🇦🇬🇧
Fantastic video Ray. Great day out there. Must go back myself. Lovely 👍 ❤
Thank you Yvonne 🤗 ❤️ It is a nice place to visit, been a few times in the past, car park was cheaper then 🤣🤣
Helloooo yourself Ray!! lol 😂 Greetings from Canada 🍁. I can’t imagine choosing to live the type of life that Godric chose for himself. I wouldn’t think there’d be much joy in that. But I suppose choices were limited in those days. He did settle there for 60yrs, so it must have brought him some kind of peace and contentment. He definitely picked an incredibly gorgeous spot though. This place is fantastic!! For me personally, there’s something very moving seeing these places that held such a religious significance, standing in ruins hundreds of years later, roofless and open to the heavens above. Almost as if they’re still paying homage to “the man” himself. I’ve come to recognize and love the piece of music you often use (@10:57-@14:20). My absolute favourite. And, as usual, your signature drone footage ties everything together nicely, showcasing each site. SIDE NOTE: I absolutely despise people who litter. Its totally unnecessary. I always wonder, if they have such disregard for this gift of our beautiful planet, what other areas of their life are they lacking in? Ty Ray. Thoroughly enjoyed Finchale Priory and always appreciate your effort. Hope you’re keeping well. Take care and bye for now. ❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧🤗👋😊
Hahaha hiya Jill 🤣🤗 sometimes it’s just incomprehensible how people chose to live their lives during those times but I guess it was his way of being totally dedicated to his beliefs. I love that song too, it’s called Shadow Whispers, Alex is such an amazing writer and very underrated. The Priory really is a special place to visit sadly the first time I visited there was a number of drink cans and discarded packaging strewn around the site, very disrespectful in my opinion. There seems to be less and less respect for this planet now, it won’t affect you or I but future generations will wonder why they did it. I’m glad as always that you enjoyed this visit, your comments always give me a “lift”. I hope all is well with you and the weather is now calmed down. It’s raining here but tomorrow is forecast to be 26C (I think that’s around 82f in your money 🤣🤣) See you at the next location 😃🤗❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧
@@Raybo1uk Shadow Whispers, thanks for the info. Very talented artist. I’ve heard it’s been hot for you guys over there. 24-26 would be an average temp for our summers. We’ve been hitting extreme highs up to 40C due to extreme humidity for weeks now and it’s been sickening. Thank God we’ve had winds along with it. Yesterday it started to cool down and today our high is going to be a blessed 22C, so no complaints here. As I’m sure you’ve figured out, your videos give me a “lift” too. ❤️🥹
Hiya Jill, sorry for the late reply. For some reason the UA-cam Studio iOS app never shows me replies, I have to always log in on my computer (so annoying) to see additional messages and approve them 😡 Yeah Alex is a very underrated artist but his time will come soon I’m sure. Yesterday in Cambridge was around 35C I think but thankfully up here it was a more manageable 23 lol. The weather is becoming very unpredictable now. 22C is great, at least in that temperature it doesn’t restrict like it does at 40C 😱 Isn’t it great that we can give each other a “lift” ….. again sorry for the late reply ☺️🤗❤️💋
Very beautiful
Thank you ☺️🤗
Ray did i hear it right that someone's vandalized the stone hedge???
I think you may mean Stonehenge. Yes here is a link hopefully you can open it. Mental cases! Stonehenge covered in powder paint by Just Stop Oil www.bbc.com/news/articles/cw44mdee0zzo
@@Raybo1uk I was able to open it, ty Ray. It's a shame ppl do things like that. Tc and stay safe mate 😊🤗👍
its very sad, the whole world has lost the plot!
Hiya Ray, It's so nice ppl are out there taking care of the ruins after all they are history from the British island. I often think what it would be like to live in them. Children should be looking at this stuff for I'm sure they find it fascinating hearing about the history of their country. Ray ty for sharing these wonderful videos for all to see. Doing ok here, heat spell will be broken in a few days which is nice for a cool down. Hopefully your doing well... Well see you at your next adventure. 😊🤗❤️🐈⬛👍
Hiya, yes we only get one chance at it before they would disappear so it is very important to preserve our heritage. I think that goes for everything because once it’s gone it can’t be brought back. Glad you’re doing ok and the weather is settling down, been very strange weather this year so far. We are expecting 26c tomorrow 🥵🔥☀️😂😂❤️🐈⬛
Filmed beautifully well done. Loved it all
Thank you 🙏🏻 I’m glad you enjoyed it 👍🏻🤗
This is scary to see Ray but fabulous footage 😃👍~ Anna
Hi Anna 👋 where there are bird feeders and food there will always be rats and mice 😳🐀🐁 you’re never too far away from either lol 🤗
Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for this video. If only we could speak their language to tell them how much they're love.❤
Thank you Evelyn. Totally amazing creatures aren’t they, I really hope they receive the protection they need before it’s too late. Thank you for watching ☺️🤗
These are the animals that I support being in a zoo. This cub looks to vulnerable. Did it survive?
As far as I remember it was not seen again after this sighting
but why do they have to give up their position? they were first on site, they earned the prime view. that's why ppl want to be 1st in line! let other people find their own lions and buffalo, or enjoy the 2nd class view from your work, its only fair
There is radio communication between all guides to inform of any sightings, they give everyone a chance to view, it works both ways. That way visitors get the viewing opportunity as well.
that's not really fair since you guys did the leg work, you should keep the prime view spot, especially since you're recording and sharing it with the world vs a car with 5 ppl who don't record. cool you got all the event anyways, thanks for sharing it, and for replying, have a good 1
i like how they fold their ears back to avoid accidentally losing them, i never noticed that b4
Cute ❤🙏🏻
Very 😃❤️
Greetings from Canada Ray. 🍁 Another beautiful site with an amazing history. Can’t beat that drone footage. The overview brings everything into perspective, both the settlement itself and the landscape that surrounds it. Thanks as always and take care of yourself til next time. ❤🇨🇦🇬🇧👋🤗
Hi Jill 👋😃 I had to be a bit sneaky with the drone 🤣 Why they don’t normally allow them is beyond my comprehension but where there’s a will there’s a way 🤣 it never bothered anyone. Glad you enjoyed the tour. Hope all is well, you seem to be getting extremes of weather there 🙏🏻🤗❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧
@@Raybo1uk where I am on the prairies it’s been fluctuating between lots of rain and scalding hot days of 35-40C with the humidity. Lots of varied weather across this large country. Some are dealing with flooding and others (east and west coast) fires and evacuations of entire towns. Hopefully you’re having drier weather after your fair share of flooding last year. It can always be worse.
hi Jill, the weather now can be so unpredictable with extremes of rain or heat and undoubtedly it will only get worse as the planet heats up and the atmosphere thins. we better get our astronaut suits ready 😂🤣👨🚀🚀
I've never heard of this place, Ray. Great footage and walk around. ❤
Hi Yvonne, there are hundreds of Bastle houses in the area but a lot are in private ground or attached to farms etc so not always possible to get to them but this one is in a beautiful spot. Glad you enjoyed the video , thank you 🙏🏻 🤗❤️
Brilliant day out, Ray. Fantastic footage. 👌
Thank you Yvonne 🤗 it is a very interesting place 👍🏻❤️
👋😊 Well done once again Ray, interesting insightful and yet beautiful day for a walk around the ruins. So much history around these places. The drone work is good coz you can see the upper view. Ty for sharing this I'm always happy to see your videos for I learn from them. Well doing ok here just been dealing with some really hot weather here. Hope your doing well??? Cya on the next adventure. Tc and stay safe. 🥰😊🤗❤️🐈⬛
Hiya CA👋🤗 yes lots of History here, a break in the rain got me out 🤣⛈️ we have had so much rain. This place is only a relatively shortish walk from Sycamore gap (around 2 miles away) and about 2.5 miles from Vindolanda which is another day out. Glad you enjoyed the wander and footage, all very interesting places with, I’m sure, so many stories to tell. I hope you are taking care in the heat 🙏🏻🤗❤️🐈⬛
Wow Ray that was amazing, I just used your link and downloaded the plan, it was so interesting ! I can see why it is one of the best known from the Roman Empire, you can really see the size of our as you walked around it. Fabulous footage especially with the drone so we could see the size of it. I loved this one, would be great to visit ~ Anna 👏👍
Hi Anna 😃👋 thank you so much ☺️ I’m glad you enjoyed this video. There were lots of visitors from overseas (USA/Canada, Norway etc) it’s a fantastic place to visit, lots of walkers and the orange back packers I think we’re doing the Prince’s Trust programme. Amazing views from the top… those Romans were definitely fit 🤣🤣🥵 You should definitely add it to your bucket list, it’s not far from Vindolanda as well which is still being excavated and also a fantastic place to visit. Maybe my next visit too 😁 Hope you and Alf are both well, take care 👍🏻🤗
What happened to this lion cub? Did he die?
I believe it may have. Never saw it again after this sighting from what I remember.
Nice architecture Norham Castle in England Have a nice Day❤
It is, a magnificent building in its time I’m sure. Thank you for watching and commenting 👍🏻🤗❤️
i like the speaker alot........ he gets a subscribe.
Beautifully captured 👌 I keep meaning to go and fly it. Great video Ray. 👌
Hi Yvonne, I wanted to film more but the inner Bailey was actually closed so I quickly sneaked in 🤣 Hope all is well with you, I’ve not been getting any notifications from your channel 🤷♂️
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I would love to have that castle in my favourite Medieval town. 🏰🏰🏰
It is definitely in a great spot, I’m sure it would look fantastic in any town 😃👍🏻
Greetings from Canada Ray 🍁 Norham is fascinating! 900yrs of history, England and Scotland sitting side by side, separated only by the Tweed. No doubt a frightening place to live during those times. On my trip to England we flew into Prestwick and travelled by train down the coast. I was absolutely struck by the sight of Berwick-upon-Tweed. I’ll never forget it. I took multiple pictures of ion the way there and back. I always assumed it was part of Scotland, but google tells me it’s the most northern part of England. Now it all makes sense. The description, music, camera work, drone footage…another masterful piece of art Ray. I’m truly grateful for all you put into your videos. Ty and take care of yourself til next time. ❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧✋🤗- we hit 35 today with the humidex- summer is here 😎
Hiya Jill 😃👋🤗 this castle is in an amazing spot and had lots of sieges. I definitely wouldn’t want to be crossing that river in a boat with missiles heading towards me 😂 Berwick is in Northumberland and around 2 and a half miles from the Border. I may head up there and do the town Walls walk at some point. The usual walk starts at the railway station and ends at the barracks (approximately 3 miles) unless you get lost of course 🤣 which is quite likely 🤣 I’m glad you enjoyed this one, I would normally have done more inside the inner Bailey but I wasn’t supposed to be in there due to safety issues, however, it is now reopened so if I’d gone a few days later it would have obviously been rebuilt 🤣🤣 why they close all these places due to “health & safety concerns” is beyond me. It’s been there hundreds of years, it’s not going to fall down overnight lol. One day it’s closed off , the next it’s reopened when nothing has changed…. Weird. It is in the care of English Heritage. Thank you as always for your kind comments 🤗 take care in that heat, we are having mid 20’s which is enough for me 😁🥵 Be safe 🙏🏻🤗❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧
Very interesting history to this castle Ray and it was lovely, and so big! The location is beautiful and your footage as always sooo good, I loved the drone footage and music ~ Anna 👍
Hi Anna 😃👋 yeah I’m glad I wasn’t around that area in those times 🤣 … a bit dodgy to say the least 😂 I’m glad you enjoyed the video and hope everything is fine with both you and Alf 🤗👍🏻
Greetings from Canada Ray. 🍁 Wow! Amazing footage! I took lots of screenshots on this one. Love the view @ 7:18 with the estate house nestled in this gorgeous countryside. What a great place for a walk. I’m jealous lol. This place is my idea of heaven, rich in both history and beauty. Love the monkey tree. And yes, nature really is one of life’s true gifts. Thanks Ray. I really appreciate being taken on these little adventures of yours. England will always have my heart, and your videos help soothe a bit of the ache and longing I feel for her. 🥹 Hope all is well and good with you my friend. Stay safe til next time. ❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧🤗👋🌞
Hiya Jill 😃👋🤗 I’m so glad you enjoyed this, it really is a beautiful area, get saving for your visit lol. Imagine living in that big mansion pretty much in the heart of the countryside…. Get that lotto on 😂 my lotto excitement happens if I get two numbers 🤣🤣 just need the other 4 haha. This planet has some amazing places, I hope we don’t end up spoiling it all fighting over them when it’s so unnecessary😔 I wanted to get more drone footage but there was a guy cutting logs 🪵 who probably wouldn’t take too kindly to me flying near that big house lol. Those monkey puzzle trees are VERY sharp, no wonder monkeys are puzzled by them 🤣🤣 It’s always fantastic hearing from you, thank you once again for visiting which is always appreciated. Take care, be safe and look after yourself 🙏🏻🤗❤️🇬🇧🇨🇦
👋😉Hiya Ray lovely walk about and views are beautiful. Older structures always fascinate me coz i ofter what it be like to live in them. The Monkey Puzzle tree was interesting to see for I've never see one of those before. Btw i love trees. Luckily your rains held off too. Ty for the insightful video 🥰😊 Unfortunately were experiencing a heat wave right now will be in the upper 90s too hot but when you mix in the humidity then its too much for me 🥵😉. Hopefully your doing well. 😊🤗❤️🐈⬛
Hellooooo 😃👋 yeah it’s a beautiful location, I think most of these buildings would have possibly been fairly cold and damp but they all had big fires lol. Many of course are still lived in but obviously have been updated a lot. Those trees have very stiff spikey leaves and believe me they are very sharp. There are a few at Belsay Hall near the castle. Weather is warming here a little but still intermittent showers. 90’s is too hot to do anything other than hide 🤣 so be careful in that heat. Doing ok here thanks, hopefully once the weather improves I’ll get further afield 😁🤗❤️🐈⬛
Hola, soy del país de México soy nueva seguidora, me encantó tu video, un fuerte abrazo❤ es muy bello el castillo, hoy ví una película llamada 7 Reyes deben morír y de ahí sentí curiosidad por conocer éste castillo, gracias por compartir❤
Hola Maria 😃👋 thank you so much, I’m really glad you enjoyed this video. The castle has been used for a number of movies and TV shows, and had an exhibition of original items and costumes used in “The Last Kingdom” Netflix series last year. I have a video on my channel if you would like to see it. ua-cam.com/video/KGiUrJrJbXs/v-deo.htmlsi=S3z0DML7vffRi7Ef Thanks again for visiting and subscribing 🤗❤️
Greetings from Canada Ray. Very sobering thinking about the 100’s of thousands of men and women who passed through or passed away at this site. All gone now. Not only were they faced with the horrors of war, but many were also faced with a global pandemic of epic proportions. It’s places such as this that serve as a stark reminder to those of us who have never had to face war, and the sacrifices of those who came before us. Such a beautiful landscape holding painful memories for so many. We must never forget. Most definitely a place that would move your soul. You captured the essence of the place well with your drone footage and numbering of the site. Well done Ray. Ty as always. Take care til next time my friend. 🇨🇦🇬🇧❤️🤗👋be well.
Hi Jill 😃👋🤗 yes definitely very sobering to think of all the lives lost in all wars. I guess it is places like this that remind us of all the sacrifices made to protect the future for everyone. It is also the 80th anniversary today to commemorate the D-Day landings in Normandy when everyone regained their freedom through the sacrifice of others. Makes you wonder where the World would be now without all those brave souls. It is a beautiful area around there and eerily peaceful too. The landscape is covered quite a bit now but you can still see the lines from the air of many of the building placements which provides a better idea of the area covered. A bit different to my normal stuff but I did want to film this perhaps before it gets totally lost in years to come. Thank you as always for your wonderful comments which are always greatly appreciated. Until the next location…. 😁 Take care and keep safe 🤗❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧👋
👋Hello Ray interesting video and the drone work is nicely done. So much history stuff to learn and yet we all learn something new everyday. Ty for your videos. Doing ok just been dealing a heat spell here 🥵 but other than that doing ok. How your doing ok. I'll have to try emailing you again. 😉👍😊🤗❤️🐈⬛
Hiya 😃👋 amazing place although not much left to see now of course. Every day we learn something, in fact like today when I decided to move my bike shed on my own… that was interesting 🤣🤣. We still have showery days with some heavy downpours but it briefly improved although more rain is in the forecast … sheeesh! 😂. Glad you’re ok and surviving the heat 🤗❤️🐈⬛🌞
Greetings from Canada Ray. 🍁 As seen by your previous videos, Cragwood is beautiful in any season. Loved the fall colours (my favourite season), but it’s nice to see how lush it is with springtime. I often see people in the comment section on UA-cam saying they hate the world, they’re so stressed out, etc. People need to put their phones down, walk outside , breathe the air, feel the wind and the sun. Nature is such a gift and is healing in so many ways. One of the best things in life imo, and it’s free. Ty for the walk. I hope you get a chance to put your camera down now and again so that you can enjoy these places that you’re filming. Hope all is good on your end. Take care til next time. 🇨🇦🇬🇧❤️🤗🌞👋
Hiya Jill 😃👋🤗 it is a very relaxing place and very peaceful. You are so right about enjoying nature, it is amazing in so many different ways. Fresh air and exercise might even give people more strength to pick their phones up later haha. Next video will be a first for me but I found it very humbling. Until next time, be safe and take care 🤗❤️🤗🇨🇦🇬🇧👋
I think the problem is that that little cub cannot move his hind legs, he is not able to run and jump like he should be able to do at his age. He looks hurt in that back. The lioness (mother) and the other lions in the pride realize his problem. If you look halfway through the video, the young lions don't attack him, but rather they touch him on the back to encourage him to move, to walk, to run, but he cannot. I think that is the serious problem of that cub, because if he is not able to walk and run he has no chance of surviving, and the other lions know it: they are trying to help him (they do not harm him), but he can hardly get up or stay standing. In this video that cub hardly walks at all, and every time he tries to get up and walk his hind legs fail him. Everyone else notices and tries to encourage him to get up and walk, but he can't. That's why the lioness looks at the camera sadly, because she is aware of that cub's problem. He won't be able to survive without walking, running and jumping. They will have to abandon him to his fate.
Lepe majke i požrtvane za bezbednost svoje dece. To su prave majke❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
What video did you watch? That poor cub was being brutally abused by the teenage cubs. Ranger said in comments he dies not long after this. His mom was the worst mom ever !!!
Very neat!
Thank you Liam 😊👍🏻
Thanks for the video, I have been there many times and the excavations are still ongoing. There is a Time Team video on UA-cam about the site and the much greater expanse of the site that is well worth watching. Not too far from there is the oldest Anglo-Saxon church still standing in England and you can see that many of the stones used to build the church were taken from the Roman fort. There are Roman inscriptions visible on the stone walls of the church. County Durham is a great place to explore and there are not many tourists who bother to go that far north. I was born only a few miles from Binchester. Cheers from New Zealand.
Cheers John, it is a very interesting place and yes the church does have stone from this area. I’ve not visited the church yet but I will at some point if it ever stops raining 🤣 My best wishes to you and New Zealand 👍🏻🇳🇿🇬🇧
This place i well worth a visit plus there is other sites you can go visit too
Thank you Ann, yes definitely loads of sites… those Romans were busy people 😄👍🏻
Greetings from Canada Ray. 🍁What an incredible place. I’m so disappointed I missed seeing it while I was there. Right there, and staying in County Durham no less. No google etc in ‘88 lol. I do know for a fact that I saw more of England on my 1 month stay there than any of my relatives did in their entire lives of living there. So glad that I split my time up between visiting relatives and touring. The fort itself covers such a large area, but I was surprised at the size of the building complex that housed the exercise hall and baths. Roman ingenuity at its best. Like them or not, you can’t deny their contributions in architecture and engineering, among other things. I mean heated flooring, come on. lol. That alone would have been a treat. Great to see the outside baths and to have a look at the hand carved stone. Were you able to see the actual adult and child footprints? 👣 It’s the little things like this that I find the most moving. Brings everything into focus. Ty Ray. I really enjoyed this one. Beautiful drone footage at the end. Take care and bye for now. Hoping for sunshine for you and Alf. Here too. It’s been nothing but rain. 🇨🇦🇬🇧👋🤗🌞😎🐈⬛
Hiya Jill 😀👋🤗 it’s a shame you didn’t get to visit this place during your visit, it’s a fascinating place. The guy on reception gave me a 15 minute talk before I started my walk which gave me a good insight which I found helpful. I think it’s great that they built around it to show exactly how it would have been used. That underfloor heating and ducted air was very clever. I did see the footprints but didn’t film them as I didn’t think they would come out well in the light but totally amazing. When I asked about them I was told they were probably running due to the deeper indentations of the toes and heel, probably getting chased by the guy who just laid the concrete 🤣🤣 I will revisit in future to see what has been updated and uncovered, I will definitely film them then. Thank you as always for taking time to watch and comment 🤗 Wishing you a great week ahead. Be safe and take care 🙏🏻🤗🤗❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧
Morning Ray this was great, so interesting to see and read about and you always capture these places so well. That place seemed so big and your said most is stull underground too. You also said it was the largest in County Durham and in the whole of Northern Britain . So good that they are still excavating here, seeing those bathhouses and the underfloor heating systems must be fascinating. You showed so much on this video Ray, sooo interesting 👏👍~ Anna
Hi Anna 😃👋 thank you, I’m glad you enjoyed this video. It is a fascinating place, those Romans were certainly clever people. Most of the site is under a farmers property but as you saw from the ground survey it is an absolutely huge site, it must have been so busy in its day. I’ll no doubt be going back once more has been uncovered to see what they find 😃 Thank you for popping in it’s always appreciated and nice to see you here, I hope you and Alf are both keeping well 🙏🏻🤗👍🏻
History facilities me Ray. I didn't know about this one. Fantastic footage of the place. I have a few in waiting ✋️ Great trip out. ❤
Hi Yvonne, we have lots of hidden gems don’t we and of course our history is amazing, glad you enjoyed this👍🏻🤗❤️
Wonderful video! Thank you
Thank you Beth, you are very welcome 🤗
Fantastic video, Ray. It's lovely up there. You have captured it perfectly 👌 Great music 🎶 Lovely footage
Thank you Yvonne, a very pleasant place to wander and nearly always quiet 👍🏻🤗❤️
See the huge Lionless
Lion ignored 😂😂
1 huge lion kiill 1 bafallow 💥💥
Greetings from Canada Ray. 🍁So glad you decided to film part of your trip up there. Hermitage is an impressive piece of history. The Archbishop of Glasgow’s sermon (curse) pretty much sets the tone of the hate felt between the English and the Scots. No mistaking those words. I can’t imagine being imprisoned in such a place knowing death will not be swift or merciful. Brutal times to be living in. Loved how you ended the video with the blue of the sky reflected in the brook and drone footage of Hermitage and the beautiful landscape that surrounds her. Ty as always Ray. Be safe and well til next time. ❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧🤗☀️🌞👋
Hiya Jill 😃🤗 thank you. It is a beautiful drive up there I didn’t think anyone would want the full journey AND a castle video 🤣 most don’t get fully watched even when 3 minutes 🤣🤣 Yea there was a lot of hatred in those days hopefully it won’t happen again. It doesn’t even bear thinking about being stuck in that tiny hole starving to death, -- barbaric! I had to sneak the drone up as they don’t allow them over the grounds, no idea why especially when there’s nobody about but such is life nowadays, rules, rules and more rules 🤣🫢 at least I got a little footage then put car into sport mode 🤣🤣🤣 a clean getaway hahaha 🤣 I hope your week is going well, we have heavy rain with localised flooding forecast the next few days so I better order that boat, not sure I can row 🚣 with webbed feet 😂😂 until next time. Insider info….. The Romans are coming in the next one 😁😊👍🏻🤗❤️🇨🇦🇬🇧🌹
Oh, they must have been as hard as nails to survive the cold summers in there never mind the winters!
Amazing what a few big fires can do though lol 😁👍🏻
Just think of what it was like for you and your bow and arrow to first see this high tech monster of a Castle!
I think castles would all have been very intimidating places during their peak 🏰👍🏻
Hello there Ray another great video ty for all you do. 🥰😊🤗❤️🐈⬛
You’re welcome ☺️ 🤗❤️🐈⬛🏰