This is not just a history episode. We've been asked to look into Hadrian's Wall for quite some time. While we have a small bit of knowledge, we thought we would look at 2 videos in this episode! Firstly, our first look at the wall in an aerial view, beautifully filmed. Secondly, we do a deeper dive into the meaning of the wall both past and present. This video led to some seriously deep thoughts with even more questions. We really enjoyed seeing the wall for the first time and hearing about modern day thoughts along with old history. We wonder what your thoughts are? Leave us a comment below. Thanks so much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Newcastle at a point on the wall was originally called Pons Aelius (Latin for Hadrians Bridge)k, the old castle burnt down is why it was renamed Newcastle and is where my fathers from (well north of there). In the Geordie (a kind of nickname for George like this belter of a song th-cam.com/video/6PrMaVjHS74/w-d-xo.html who wrote it George "Geordie" Ridley likely because of their support of George I the first Hanover monarch (didnt a speak a word of English either).
The music was the best bit. I did already know about it and seen the views. That robin hood film is rubbish. Just like the one with Russel Crowe in. Sunday is St George's day ( patron saint of England) and Shakespeare's birthday. You should do something about that. Something positive about England would be nice for a change.
@mike c s you are right mind you they changed their minds and built two more walls the antonine wallpaper still be see in Falkirk and around Bearsden I was told but haven't seen it personally that they built another small wall in Fife
Referencing the Blaydon Races song, in the lyrics is the word gan or ganning, means run or of course running actually directly from Old English meaning either go/going or run/running (is part of the Geordie dialect).
Thanks for highlighting the Wall. As a professional archaeologist I have been directing excavations on the Wall and its forts for more than 30 years, and will be excavating again this summer. There are many debates over form and function which have been my meat and drink since I was an undergraduate at Newcastle in the 1970s - but you can't beat the landscape. I live only five miles from the fort of Birdoswald, where most of my excavations have taken place. The lake is Crag Lough - the cliffas are impervious volcanic quartz dolerite, and dams the water that comes off the country to the north. The tree in Sycamore Gap is Kevin Costner's, and I remember the mystery surrounding all the trailers when they shut that section off for the filming! The fort at the end of the first video is Vindolanda - one of 16 garrisons on or near the Wall which each housed between 500 and 1,000 soldiers, with a village outside the fort which more than doubled the populations of the settlements. I hadn't seen the second video before, but thanks for posting it - it is more accurate than a lot, and is bang up to date - quoting the book by my old friend Matt Symonds. That point about continuous occupation at Birdoswald fort - just before he mentioned Carlisle Castle - that was based on my research - nice that he had read the stuff I wrote! The point about the Roman frontier extending across Europe is great. Currently there is work towards making the ENTIRE Roman frontier a single UNESCO World Heritage site, and there is now an active relationship between Hadrian's Wall and the Great Wall of China.
@@LonicGheshu So do I, I find excavations so interesting and am one of those nosey people that want to see what is going on !!! I live not too far away in Weardale.
It is amazing what is buried under London and may never be discovered except when major building projects like CrossRail/Elizabeth Line and the Shard are built. No wonder that major projects go over time and budget. Many more Roman or Saxon remains and Medieval or later Plague Pits I would imagine.
did you have anything to do with the excavation, recently, when a utilities company accidentally unearthed an original section of the Wall outside the Lit and Phil in Newcastle?
I live in Newcastle, the eastern end of the wall runs through our city. When I was a kid there were sections of the wall and the ruins of a temple close to where I lived, we took it for granted and regularly played on it. Add to that, almost all of our school trips were to the Roman Wall and forts along its length, we walked along many of the sections you are watching. Sadly, I got too familiar with it and it lost its attraction. Watching this has made me realise just how magnificent it is.
FYI: When the 'wall' was first constructed it actually had a maximum height of about 15 feet (4.6 metres) and was 10 Roman feet (3 metres) wide. There would have been a walkway along the top, and in parts also a parapet wall. Certain turfed sectors were 20 Roman feet (6 metres) wide; While between each pair of "milecastles" lay two towers (turrets), creating a pattern of observation points every third of a mile. Which shows how much of the 'wall' has been removed to be re-purposed elsewhere over hundreds of years!
The more complete any ancient ruins are is often an indication of how far they are from any town. Once they fell into disuse, the stone was, indeed, handy building material for the locals.
I spend a lot of time in the north and have been walking sections of Hadrian’s Wall for over 40 years. Any notions that it should be rebuilt or removed are ludicrous.
While a lot of the farm buildings and even Hexham Abbey over the dim dark past used material from the Wall. Think if you tried to damage, remove material now….you would be looking at jail time and serious financial consequences.
Hi girls, The famous Sycamore Tree you mention from what has become known as Sycamore gap because of the tree has now become infamous. It’s been a huge news story in the UK over the last few weeks, somebody came in the middle of the night and felled it, for no reason whatsoever they came and chopped down the tree, there is total outrage in the UK over it. So sad, that tree had stood there for over 200 years and now it’s just gone. Yes I’m English and I come from North Eastern England just south of Hadrians wall and I love Scotland 🏴 I want absolute unity but a lot of Scots don’t and are hoping for Scottish independence.
Sycamore gap well known if you live or lived up here only became famous because of Robin Hood Prince of thieves the Sycamore tree was 350 years old There are plans to grow another Sycamore alongside the stump .
The tree you featured in your video that has stood for years 'The famous tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland,' has been felled by vandals ..😢
At the end of the day the wall isn't about England and Scotland it's about the Romans. I find roman history very fascinating. Not all nice but good or bad all history is important and there to learn from. Bruce's videos are great.
England and Scotland didn't exist as countries in Roman times, what is now Scotland was divided into at least three separate kingdoms, Pictland, Dalriata and Northumbria, it was in the 9th century when King Kenneth I united the Picts and Scots to found Alba which later became modern Scotland. England was also made up of separate kingdoms, it wasn't until the 10th century that the land was unified and became the kingdom of England. Hadrian's wall divided the tribes in the south that the Roman's had conquered and they could control from the heathen tribes in the north who the Romans considered too wild to tame. The Roman's however did build a more northern wall between the rivers Clyde and Forth, it was the Antonine Wall, it was manly constructed from turf rather than stone.
@@davidmacgregor5193 Northumbria and Dalriada did not exist until many decades after Roman times. The only people living in present day Scotland before the 5th century and into the 6th were Brythonic tribes with language and customs closely related to the inhabitants of the rest of the island.
@@MrBulky992 I didn't actually say that the kingdoms of Pictland, Dalriada and Northumbria existed in Roman times, they existed before King Kenneth MacAlpine created the Kingdom of Alba in the 9th century.
I walked Hadrians Wall a few years back as a double transplant recipient. An amazing walk. I also have a degree in Archaeology. The walk was closer to 88 miles.
Robin claims " I would know blindfolded, I'm five miles from home " It's gotta be nearly 200 miles to Nottingham from there. Always made me chuckle that bit
I love how honest you girls are, when you don't know something, you are not too bothered by admitting it. Once again, I too have learnt something from your videos.
Being a lass born and raised in sunderland , brings back memories of school trips there (in primary school) hadrians wall and the venerable bede, the 2 school trips I think every child in the north east has been on!
Methinks he is taking over were Billy Connolly CBE left off, Billy might have been a comedian and actor but he is also a great historian who can present his information like no other.
I'm a Geordie so we're very close to Scotland, I've no problem with the Scots. They are great people And I find us Geordies to be more Scottish like than English like,
The first video was very scenic but I was longing for a commentary about what we were looking at. Bruce Fummey is a very interesting guy - under the title "Scotland History Tours" he has made lots of videos (mostly about Scotland of course) but also others "The Scottish Samurai" and "The Piper who played the Bagpipes at the Alamo". He often starts "Let me tell you a story.." He is worth checking out even if only for your own interest.
His final comment reminded me of a lesson I learned as a child. Just before we broke up for the summer holidays our primary school would March down the road to the local church for a service. Now most of them I must have slept through cause I have no memory of them. The one however I remember to this day was about two men either side of a river one tried to build a bridge from his bank but it got so far across and fell down. The other man tried but the same thing happened to his bridge. On their third attempt both men began to build towards the middle of the river. Eventually the two parts joined but still looked fragile and unstable until each man hewd a stone into a special shape, narrow at the bottom broadening out at the top. As the weight of the stones they had made the bridge with settled they came against the keystones they had made and became a solid and safe passage for the people to cross. The minister ended by saying. " always remember when you start building, you can build a wall or a bridge, a wall divides a bridge brings people together.
Finding out your vicar is a Nonce brings people together too funnily enough, ask me how I know. Course if we'd been able to get away with it we'd have built a rack - or maybe sourced some Carbolic acid and a syringe (the screaming can be heard two miles away apparently, for 48 hours). And children shouldn't be allowed within hearing distance of religion, by law.
its interesting to hear , i grew up in newcastle and literally played on parts of this wall as a child, (there are lots of it poking out of the ground right into the city) i do miss that countryside , it has a particular stark beauty
6:45 - To anyone English... Especially someone who lives fairly close to the Scottish border (like myself) that Hadrian's Wall scene from Robin Hood was a laugh-out-loud moment. They landed in their boat on the South Coast (White cliffs of Dover can be seen), then travelled to Nottinghamshire.... It's a few hundred miles - BUT Hadrian's Wall is another few hundred miles PAST Nottinghamshire. It's obviously there for cinematic effect - and it does look stunning. Most people wouldn't notice it - but to anyone who knows English geography, it's a huge mistake. ***edited to add: Ah! I see the video addresses that point at around 19 mins*** The Little John fight was another one... That's Aysgarth Falls - also near me, and a good 200+ miles away from Nottingham. Looks nice on camera tho.....
When I first watched the film it cracked me up that Robin, on landing on the south coast says something like “we shall be in my father’s hall by nightfall!”. Unfortunate that they were over 500 years too early to catch the Inter City trains!
... and another huge mistake was, in the words of the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood's presence in Sherwood Forest blocking the road from Nottingham to London! Sherwood Forest is north of Nottingham whilst London is in the opposite direction, to the south east, so that would be quite a detour for the road to take but let's not let facts get in the way of a good story!
I loved the stunning scenery in the first video and thought the second video was really informative. Bruce comes across as a very deep thinking and smart individual. Love the accent! Thanks for all the amazing effort you put into these videos Natasha & Debbie ❤
At one of the forts called Vindolanda along the wall, if i have spelt that right whilst doing an archaeological dig they found what were basically post cards from Roman troops garrisoned there to friends and family back home that were never sent. These were still legible and translated to English, they gave an insight into the lives of individuals and they were just like us! One asked for socks from family back home. They were never sent as they were found buried. They suspect they were discarded when the fort was abandoned after the Roman empire started to collapse.
I am going to stay at Hexham in a few weeks, and will visit the wall. The tree is featured in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. That dip is known as Sycamore Gap
Bruce is the perfect example of a true Scotsman! Promotes our history of strength, loyalty, honour, acceptance and determination to make things better for our world. Scotland is the best country in the world for so many reasons! One thing I will say is Bruce likes to add a few totally unbelievable comments to keep you on your toes and to probably encourage people to research for themselves 😊
Great video ladies. Northumberland most beautiful county in the UK. And off course my home. Watched quite a few of Bruce's videos. Very good and informative.
I walked the wall with some mates a few years ago. Some truly stunning scenery and history. The idea that it should be done away with or rebuilt is ridiculous
Yes, it's part of our history; conserve what's still there but otherwise leave it alone. We were conquered and enslaved by Rome but we got over it long ago. That exposure to the Greco-Roman world still echoes in British culture.
Love this one, as I’m from the North East of England and have lived near the wall and forts. Yet still I’m always fascinated by it’s history and your reaction is wonderful. Thank you 😊
The question he made about 'tear down the wall because the Romans used slaves' was a subtle dig at the wave of people demanding monuments across the UK be destroyed if they were in some way connected to the slave trade or colonial history.
Thanks, ladies. I'm English and spent 2 wonderful years working in Glasgow and have been there on holiday many times over the past 50 years. Loch Lomond, all the countryside, the skiing, and the people are wonderful. The Isle of Mull and the other islands are also great to explore. What's not to like? Did I mention the whisky? 😄
First year at high school this was one of the places we would visit on history school field trips.. I remember being 11 years old and looking at the vast wall..not really taking much in about its history! I just remember playing around and thinking how big it was ..I loved what this man said about walls back then and now are modern walls! .fab video as always..you are teaching me so much about our country. ❤🙂
Pleeeeeeeeeease mujeres hermosas keep going, I am learning lots, although I lived 14 year in London and I keep learning from your reactions. Thank you thank youuuuuuuuuuu.
Undoubtedly, Hadrian's Wall is a fantastic construction engineering accomplishment. It is 38 miles long and was built in the 2nd century. Often forgotten is the 177 mile long Offa's Dyke, built by the Mercian king to keep out the Welsh (as Hadrian tried to keep out the Scots). There is a public path by which one may walk the length of this equally amazing 8th century construction.
@@andrewwells3367 You're correct, it was 78 miles long - or in Roman miles, 80. 38 is the number of miles the wall is still a wall, rather than something more like a dyke.
@@pauljshields123 Aye our overlords had not yet set foot in Caledonia eh You dinnae think it's a bit mair complex than the "scots" coming over and wiping abidy oot ? That's pure fantasy as I think you know, the Picts or Pechts had not yet been mentioned by the Romans when the wall was constructed - mind now that the whole wall is in England
I went to a very old fashioned boarding school in England in the 60s . A preparatory school for one of the famous schools such as Eton and Harrow. We had a Roman marching fort in the woods on the school grounds. It really made a difference to study Latin (at age 9.. told you it was old fashioned) and then see the ditches and ramparts described by IVLIVS CAESAR, though 1800 years had meant they were definitely "fixer uppers".
The very first time I saw it was as a kid on a school trip, we all did that as kids in all schools, and I don't know if they still do. Wallsend is about 15 miles away from us just off the coast of Whitley Bay. The hubby and I plan to walk along some of it this year, I'm practicing flying my drone so we'll see what happens regarding videos. We've also got a to of history in the Jarrow (Jarra) wall, maybe check that out girls. Vindolanda is on the cards too. great video girls I loved the graphics of fire and ice flames. Bruce is defo a guy I'm gonna check out.
Only been there once with a school geography trip...must have been around 1978. The whole Vindolanda thing (the buildings you saw around 9 mins in, I think) has mostly come about since then. We stayed in Haltwhistle and walked a few sections of the wall and visited Corbridges, Housesteads and of course Chesters. Anyone who has walked the wall will know that tree. We actually were running late and did the bit with the lake (Crag Lough under the Highshield Crags) when it was getting late in the day and for some reason there were frogs along the pathway.
I enjoy your channel and I actually live about a mile away from the route of the wall and I have walked the entire length of it. Did it in 5 seperate day walks going East to West. It changes as it goes from Urban and actually in the city centre of Newcastle at the East end, to sub-urban, then agricultural, then rural and the best and most retained bit in the middle, then on down to Carlisle (lovely city) with a very flat bit to the solway firth at the end. All of it is beautiful in its own way and some people walk it in just 3 days and back pack camp. The longest section I did was the middle bit at about 24 miles with a lot of ups and downs and that took my wife and I nine hours to complete.
Bruce Fummey’s Scottish history videos are great and always hold interesting facts. Over the last year or so, they have included facts pertaining to England, France, Japan and Australia (I think there might have been one that involved Canada too). Oh and one video was about the Scottish roots of Harley-Davidson. Well worth subscribing to for a wee Saturday morning history hit.
This has blown my mind I just take Hadrian's wall for granted I live about 30mins away from it and had many a school trip to it and with family and walked along it many a time I never really give it a second thought 😅 it's nice to see you reacting to it.
great video girls loved the history about the wall the music was good and he explained it in great detail love to see more about the wall i realy enjoyed it
Life always has a habit of surprising you. Two surprising films without traffic that are calm and reflective in tone, thankyou. Measurement in miles is a Roman idea and the whole of Europe used miles until kilometres were invented.
I live near Hadrian's Wall and the idea of it being totally dismantled it horrifying. I can't think of a single person up here who'd want that. Sadly it's slowly eroding away as people walk along it and wear it down/knock bits over - or in the past took bits to build houses or stone walls. I doubt there's a kid in the Tyneside or Northumbrian area who hasn't visited lots of parts of the wall on school trips. I remember doing a project on it at school as well and my parents taking me to a lot of the forts to take pics and make notes! I've walked several sections of it since then (the middle section where it's more rugged and the wall is more visible - the parts shown in the first video - gets the most attention) and being a photographer, have spend many hours stood by it in all weathers (and when it's pitch black at night to see the Milky Way) photographing it. As was mentioned, many people (especially in southern England) still have this simplistic model in their heads that the wall separates England and Scotland which it's never done! I think the fact it's taught in such a simplistic way many don't realise that Northumberland is beyond that and it's not just right into Scotland and it probably partially explains why we're neglected up here and don't feel as much of a part of England at times. So yeah, if Hadrian's Wall was rebuilt, Newcastle north would have to switch country.
Scot here, thank you very much for doing a video on this. Scotland has plenty of history good and bad, many stunning locations for you both to learn about. Keep up the good work ladies 🏴
I live nearby and come up to the visitors centre on the Wall quite often as I sell glass goods there. I feel very very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world.
You are right about the robin hood tree from the film. That film made me laugh out loud. Robin lands on the south coast. Next thing you know is he's walking Hadrian's wall and having a quarterstaff fight with Little John at Aysgarth falls. He somehow missed Nottingham by several miles. But I guess he had been away from England for a few years. It's easy to get lost. Hahaha.
You guys are right it is that tree. I have some awesome pics of it in the snow and with the Northern Lights behind it! I only live 45 minutes from Here.
segedunum Roman wall fort and baths museum is on the northern bank of the river Tyne only a couple of miles from the north sea. 20 minutes down the road from where I live, so my family many generations ago live on the northern side of the wall.
We went on a tour in England, Scotland and Wales and our tour guide took us to Vindolanda fort not far from Hadrians Wall. Archeology was just fabulous and so interesting, what an eye opener it was…just spectacular.
Thank you Natasha and Debbie for these videos. I have only recently found your channel while I go through the canal and heritage railway channels, so I've not seen too many of your videos, was interested to view this one as in 1985 I was a history student learning about accident civilisations, so Roman history played a part of my studies. Hadrian's wall was off course part of the end of the end of the empire as seen by historians back in the 1980s. However, a few of us were questioning this theory. The question about whether the wall was built to keep people in or out was highly debated back then as it was known that Roman citizens were living north of the wall. There was another wall built further north of Hadrian's wall too, but little is discussed about it. Right now I can't think of the name of it, it I get details I will post it here, however, someone may do so before I get them. Anyway, thank you.
Thank you. This is so good I will start watching Bruce's channel. Such a good performance and script. He says things in such a way that a hater can't easily misquote to hate, because Bruce says nothing that can be cut and quoted to prove what the hater wants to make him say.
As soon as you said I know that tree from somewhere I instantly thought of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood too 😁. Tony from Yorkshire England. Love your show ❤
I am so lucky living close to wall. The highest and most popular section of the wall is where that tree is (called sycamore gap). There are so many wonderful forts along the wall. That section goes between two of the largest/most famous - Vindolanda and Housesteads.
Great video, thank you, ladies. I walked the full length of the wall (73 miles) about thirty years ago. I still visit frequently to walk sections, especially around Housesteads and West. It's a lovely area - scenic in sunny weather and dramatic in rough weather.
The rocky spine, a geological formation and a striking feature of the North Pennines, on which much of the Wall is built is called the Great Whin Sill. Other major landmarks built on the Sill in Northumberland near the east coast include Dunstanburgh Castle, Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne Castle. The Farne Islands archipelago is also part of it.
All I can recall after travelling the full length of the wall by cycle was not only the was eating lunch near the main fort of the Romans, but also how long it is in length. We were there for a week and ended up doing east to west and back again. It is an outstanding structure build mainly by slaves and captives. I'm from Newport in South east Wales and near Carleon an old roman amphitheatre and fort is located there, a must go and see if you enjoy history. S in school roam history was a must plus a visit to the roman site. I believe is helped give me a love of history today plus the many many castles in south and north Wales.
In my home town South Shields, there is a Roman fort where they rebuilt a gate house and a governor's home, and you can walk through them, and it's on the other side of the southern n part of the Tyne, it's very interesting.
I live on the end of the wall, a place called Wallsend, from my bedroom I see the remains of the wall and the roman museum Segadunum, even our local train station has all the non smoking and other directions in Roman latin. The tree you mentioned is in the blockbuster movie Robin Hood and is one of the most photographed places on the wall.
After watching a clip of this man on a British soldier who I've got a huge interest in, David Stirling I take what he says with a pinch of salt because he got quite a bit incorrect. That wall should be preserved, history is history and facts, good or bad. Yes the Romans had slaves, everyone did. Every race and culture have been slaves AND slave owners.......FACTS!
It's a mix of history, speculation, opinions and fantasy, so you have to remember that not all these "facts" are historically proven, however good they sound. This was a time before the English and the Scots,, when recorded history was rare.
Really interesting girls. We were always taught at school that the wall was built to keep the Scots out so to hear it was actually there to keep in the English was fascinating.
The were no Scots in Scotland when the wall was built, the picts and Britons (Caledonii peoples) lived there, the Scottish didn't settle what became Scotland for hundreds of years after the romans left
@@shaun-hoppy Yes, we know this, but we're trying to keep it simple for the people who see four syllables, or historical (🥺😂) context, as the mental north face of the Eiger... In a snowstorm, whilst wearing nothing but a swimming cozzie 😳🥺😁😂😂.
You can't trust his videos. He hates the English so of course he's going to to spin that rot. It was there to show where the Scottish couldn't go due to their constant invading (more do you see why a nationalist like him spins it differently) but if you wanted to trade then no problem.
I laughed like a drain when I went to see the Robin Hood film in the 90s. Robin Hood lands at the White Cliffs Of Dover and the next thing he is at Hadrian's Wall, nearly 400 miles away. 🙂
Bruce Fummey is an excellent guide to Scotland and to yourself. He always makes you think. He was a stand-up comedian but I think he found his true calling a couple of years ago. "Let me tell you a story", his fantastic opening line - and that is what he does. He loves to correct the false, but accepted views of history.
We all learn together, it's a great feeling. Agree with Bruce and with you both, no wall can escape the evolution of mind through sharing abd learning. Walls can be climbed, walls fall down ...😊
This is not just a history episode. We've been asked to look into Hadrian's Wall for quite some time. While we have a small bit of knowledge, we thought we would look at 2 videos in this episode! Firstly, our first look at the wall in an aerial view, beautifully filmed. Secondly, we do a deeper dive into the meaning of the wall both past and present. This video led to some seriously deep thoughts with even more questions. We really enjoyed seeing the wall for the first time and hearing about modern day thoughts along with old history. We wonder what your thoughts are? Leave us a comment below. Thanks so much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!
Newcastle at a point on the wall was originally called Pons Aelius (Latin for Hadrians Bridge)k, the old castle burnt down is why it was renamed Newcastle and is where my fathers from (well north of there).
In the Geordie (a kind of nickname for George like this belter of a song th-cam.com/video/6PrMaVjHS74/w-d-xo.html who wrote it George "Geordie" Ridley likely because of their support of George I the first Hanover monarch (didnt a speak a word of English either).
the wall was a lot higher than it is now ,it was 15 feet (
The music was the best bit. I did already know about it and seen the views. That robin hood film is rubbish. Just like the one with Russel Crowe in. Sunday is St George's day ( patron saint of England) and Shakespeare's birthday. You should do something about that. Something positive about England would be nice for a change.
@mike c s you are right mind you they changed their minds and built two more walls the antonine wallpaper still be see in Falkirk and around Bearsden I was told but haven't seen it personally that they built another small wall in Fife
Referencing the Blaydon Races song, in the lyrics is the word gan or ganning, means run or of course running actually directly from Old English meaning either go/going or run/running (is part of the Geordie dialect).
Thanks for highlighting the Wall. As a professional archaeologist I have been directing excavations on the Wall and its forts for more than 30 years, and will be excavating again this summer. There are many debates over form and function which have been my meat and drink since I was an undergraduate at Newcastle in the 1970s - but you can't beat the landscape. I live only five miles from the fort of Birdoswald, where most of my excavations have taken place.
The lake is Crag Lough - the cliffas are impervious volcanic quartz dolerite, and dams the water that comes off the country to the north. The tree in Sycamore Gap is Kevin Costner's, and I remember the mystery surrounding all the trailers when they shut that section off for the filming!
The fort at the end of the first video is Vindolanda - one of 16 garrisons on or near the Wall which each housed between 500 and 1,000 soldiers, with a village outside the fort which more than doubled the populations of the settlements.
I hadn't seen the second video before, but thanks for posting it - it is more accurate than a lot, and is bang up to date - quoting the book by my old friend Matt Symonds. That point about continuous occupation at Birdoswald fort - just before he mentioned Carlisle Castle - that was based on my research - nice that he had read the stuff I wrote!
The point about the Roman frontier extending across Europe is great. Currently there is work towards making the ENTIRE Roman frontier a single UNESCO World Heritage site, and there is now an active relationship between Hadrian's Wall and the Great Wall of China.
What an amazing job you do. We love to visit Vindolanda and watch the archaeologists excavating stuff. 👌
@@LonicGheshu So do I, I find excavations so interesting and am one of those nosey people that want to see what is going on !!! I live not too far away in Weardale.
It is amazing what is buried under London and may never be discovered except when major building projects like CrossRail/Elizabeth Line and the Shard are built. No wonder that major projects go over time and budget. Many more Roman or Saxon remains and Medieval or later Plague Pits I would imagine.
Very interesting post Ty Tony
did you have anything to do with the excavation, recently, when a utilities company accidentally unearthed an original section of the Wall outside the Lit and Phil in Newcastle?
I live in Newcastle, the eastern end of the wall runs through our city. When I was a kid there were sections of the wall and the ruins of a temple close to where I lived, we took it for granted and regularly played on it. Add to that, almost all of our school trips were to the Roman Wall and forts along its length, we walked along many of the sections you are watching. Sadly, I got too familiar with it and it lost its attraction.
Watching this has made me realise just how magnificent it is.
FYI: When the 'wall' was first constructed it actually had a maximum height of about 15 feet (4.6 metres) and was 10 Roman feet (3 metres) wide. There would have been a walkway along the top, and in parts also a parapet wall. Certain turfed sectors were 20 Roman feet (6 metres) wide; While between each pair of "milecastles" lay two towers (turrets), creating a pattern of observation points every third of a mile. Which shows how much of the 'wall' has been removed to be re-purposed elsewhere over hundreds of years!
The more complete any ancient ruins are is often an indication of how far they are from any town. Once they fell into disuse, the stone was, indeed, handy building material for the locals.
@@bonetiredtoo - Thanks for letting people know about the Hadrian's Wall Historical Map; looks very good... Cheers 👍
There's also evidence suggesting it may have been whitewashed
I spend a lot of time in the north and have been walking sections of Hadrian’s Wall for over 40 years. Any notions that it should be rebuilt or removed are ludicrous.
I agree, and that is where I disagree with Bruce Fummey. This is a historic monument.
I totally agree with you its part of our history.
I'm Australian and agree, it's history, why rebuild or tear it down, it's beautiful...
While a lot of the farm buildings and even Hexham Abbey over the dim dark past used material from the Wall. Think if you tried to damage, remove material now….you would be looking at jail time and serious financial consequences.
Hi girls,
The famous Sycamore Tree you mention from what has become known as Sycamore gap because of the tree has now become infamous. It’s been a huge news story in the UK over the last few weeks, somebody came in the middle of the night and felled it, for no reason whatsoever they came and chopped down the tree, there is total outrage in the UK over it. So sad, that tree had stood there for over 200 years and now it’s just gone. Yes I’m English and I come from North Eastern England just south of Hadrians wall and I love Scotland 🏴 I want absolute unity but a lot of Scots don’t and are hoping for Scottish independence.
Sycamore gap well known if you live or lived up here only became famous because of Robin Hood Prince of thieves the Sycamore tree was 350 years old There are plans to grow another Sycamore alongside the stump .
The tree you featured in your video that has stood for years 'The famous tree at Sycamore Gap, next to Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland,' has been felled by vandals ..😢
I say history should always be preserved - the good, the bad and the ugly.
At the end of the day the wall isn't about England and Scotland it's about the Romans. I find roman history very fascinating. Not all nice but good or bad all history is important and there to learn from. Bruce's videos are great.
They are biased and full of inaccuracies due to his nationalistic agenda.
Take him with a large punch of salt.
England and Scotland didn't exist as countries in Roman times, what is now Scotland was divided into at least three separate kingdoms, Pictland, Dalriata and Northumbria, it was in the 9th century when King Kenneth I united the Picts and Scots to found Alba which later became modern Scotland. England was also made up of separate kingdoms, it wasn't until the 10th century that the land was unified and became the kingdom of England.
Hadrian's wall divided the tribes in the south that the Roman's had conquered and they could control from the heathen tribes in the north who the Romans considered too wild to tame.
The Roman's however did build a more northern wall between the rivers Clyde and Forth, it was the Antonine Wall, it was manly constructed from turf rather than stone.
@@davidmacgregor5193 Northumbria and Dalriada did not exist until many decades after Roman times. The only people living in present day Scotland before the 5th century and into the 6th were Brythonic tribes with language and customs closely related to the inhabitants of the rest of the island.
@@MrBulky992 I didn't actually say that the kingdoms of Pictland, Dalriada and Northumbria existed in Roman times, they existed before King Kenneth MacAlpine created the Kingdom of Alba in the 9th century.
I walked Hadrians Wall a few years back as a double transplant recipient. An amazing walk. I also have a degree in Archaeology. The walk was closer to 88 miles.
Robin claims " I would know blindfolded, I'm five miles from home "
It's gotta be nearly 200 miles to Nottingham from there. Always made me chuckle that bit
Much love to you two ladies from Scotland. I love watching and listening to you both.
I love how honest you girls are, when you don't know something, you are not too bothered by admitting it. Once again, I too have learnt something from your videos.
Love you guys watching this stuff. All the best from north of the wall.
D&N, have you heard about Time Team? 20 seasons of archaeological programmes. Mostly set in the UK.
Being a lass born and raised in sunderland , brings back memories of school trips there (in primary school) hadrians wall and the venerable bede, the 2 school trips I think every child in the north east has been on!
I walked the full length of this over 5 days last November (84 miles from coast to coast). Was a great experience!
Lovely ladies , Bruce's
voice sounds like a Scottish version of Sir David Attenborough . What he said at the end was very profound and very true .🇬🇧
Absolutely it was! Loved him!
Methinks he is taking over were Billy Connolly CBE left off, Billy might have been a comedian and actor but he is also a great historian who can present his information like no other.
As somebody from Australia with Scottish heritage, I'm thankful you covered both nations so well! Bravo!
Aye I am also Australian with Scottish heritage :)
Thank you so much!!
I'm a Geordie so we're very close to Scotland, I've no problem with the Scots. They are great people
And I find us Geordies to be more Scottish like than English like,
The first video was very scenic but I was longing for a commentary about what we were looking at. Bruce Fummey is a very interesting guy - under the title "Scotland History Tours" he has made lots of videos (mostly about Scotland of course) but also others "The Scottish Samurai" and "The Piper who played the Bagpipes at the Alamo". He often starts "Let me tell you a story.." He is worth checking out even if only for your own interest.
His final comment reminded me of a lesson I learned as a child. Just before we broke up for the summer holidays our primary school would March down the road to the local church for a service. Now most of them I must have slept through cause I have no memory of them.
The one however I remember to this day was about two men either side of a river one tried to build a bridge from his bank but it got so far across and fell down. The other man tried but the same thing happened to his bridge. On their third attempt both men began to build towards the middle of the river. Eventually the two parts joined but still looked fragile and unstable until each man hewd a stone into a special shape, narrow at the bottom broadening out at the top. As the weight of the stones they had made the bridge with settled they came against the keystones they had made and became a solid and safe passage for the people to cross. The minister ended by saying. " always remember when you start building, you can build a wall or a bridge, a wall divides a bridge brings people together.
Finding out your vicar is a Nonce brings people together too funnily enough, ask me how I know. Course if we'd been able to get away with it we'd have built a rack - or maybe sourced some Carbolic acid and a syringe (the screaming can be heard two miles away apparently, for 48 hours). And children shouldn't be allowed within hearing distance of religion, by law.
its interesting to hear , i grew up in newcastle and literally played on parts of this wall as a child, (there are lots of it poking out of the ground right into the city) i do miss that countryside , it has a particular stark beauty
6:45 - To anyone English... Especially someone who lives fairly close to the Scottish border (like myself) that Hadrian's Wall scene from Robin Hood was a laugh-out-loud moment.
They landed in their boat on the South Coast (White cliffs of Dover can be seen), then travelled to Nottinghamshire....
It's a few hundred miles - BUT Hadrian's Wall is another few hundred miles PAST Nottinghamshire.
It's obviously there for cinematic effect - and it does look stunning. Most people wouldn't notice it - but to anyone who knows English geography, it's a huge mistake.
***edited to add: Ah! I see the video addresses that point at around 19 mins***
The Little John fight was another one... That's Aysgarth Falls - also near me, and a good 200+ miles away from Nottingham.
Looks nice on camera tho.....
They also used Hulne Priory in Alnwick. Robin got very lost. I think it was Maid Marion's home. Long trek to Nottingham from there.
When I first watched the film it cracked me up that Robin, on landing on the south coast says something like “we shall be in my father’s hall by nightfall!”. Unfortunate that they were over 500 years too early to catch the Inter City trains!
... and another huge mistake was, in the words of the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin Hood's presence in Sherwood Forest blocking the road from Nottingham to London! Sherwood Forest is north of Nottingham whilst London is in the opposite direction, to the south east, so that would be quite a detour for the road to take but let's not let facts get in the way of a good story!
Thank you! That always bugs me! Mind you Robin Hood with an American accent...... Boy oh boy
When has Hollywood worried about accuracy. There's Hollywood history and real history and never the two shall meet.
Near Wallsend is a section that has been rebuilt to the original height, it’s quite impressive
I loved the stunning scenery in the first video and thought the second video was really informative. Bruce comes across as a very deep thinking and smart individual. Love the accent! Thanks for all the amazing effort you put into these videos Natasha & Debbie ❤
Thanks so much Heather ❤️
That famous tree is in sycamore gap, the wall ends on the east coast at a town called Wallsend. 😀
At one of the forts called Vindolanda along the wall, if i have spelt that right whilst doing an archaeological dig they found what were basically post cards from Roman troops garrisoned there to friends and family back home that were never sent. These were still legible and translated to English, they gave an insight into the lives of individuals and they were just like us! One asked for socks from family back home. They were never sent as they were found buried. They suspect they were discarded when the fort was abandoned after the Roman empire started to collapse.
I am going to stay at Hexham in a few weeks, and will visit the wall. The tree is featured in Robin Hood Prince of Thieves. That dip is known as Sycamore Gap
Brilliant video, LOVE YOU BOTH ❤
Ian ❤
I'm privileged to live within walking distance of this amazing history.
Bruce is the perfect example of a true Scotsman! Promotes our history of strength, loyalty, honour, acceptance and determination to make things better for our world. Scotland is the best country in the world for so many reasons! One thing I will say is Bruce likes to add a few totally unbelievable comments to keep you on your toes and to probably encourage people to research for themselves 😊
Great video ladies. Northumberland most beautiful county in the UK. And off course my home. Watched quite a few of Bruce's videos. Very good and informative.
I walked the wall with some mates a few years ago. Some truly stunning scenery and history. The idea that it should be done away with or rebuilt is ridiculous
Yes, it's part of our history; conserve what's still there but otherwise leave it alone. We were conquered and enslaved by Rome but we got over it long ago. That exposure to the Greco-Roman world still echoes in British culture.
Love this one, as I’m from the North East of England and have lived near the wall and forts. Yet still I’m always fascinated by it’s history and your reaction is wonderful. Thank you 😊
6:30 Tree in film Robin hood Kevin Costner version, went the very long way round to Nottingham 😅😂 big kid time 😂
I know the wall is there but I've only ever seen it on TV and really didn't know much about it. This was a great video ladies, very educational.
So glad you enjoyed it!
The cliff is called steel Rigg and the water below it is called cragg lough,created by glaciers a few years ago!!
I live in Carlisle and drive the Military/Old Roman Road most weeks. I DO appreciate where I live and love visiting The Wall and Forts.
The question he made about 'tear down the wall because the Romans used slaves' was a subtle dig at the wave of people demanding monuments across the UK be destroyed if they were in some way connected to the slave trade or colonial history.
Yay! I live at the western end of the wall coastal defences.
Thanks, ladies. I'm English and spent 2 wonderful years working in Glasgow and have been there on holiday many times over the past 50 years. Loch Lomond, all the countryside, the skiing, and the people are wonderful. The Isle of Mull and the other islands are also great to explore. What's not to like? Did I mention the whisky? 😄
From Scotland. Thanks for that.
As a Scot all I can say is that you should have stayed longer!😊
First year at high school this was one of the places we would visit on history school field trips.. I remember being 11 years old and looking at the vast wall..not really taking much in about its history! I just remember playing around and thinking how big it was ..I loved what this man said about walls back then and now are modern walls! .fab video as always..you are teaching me so much about our country. ❤🙂
Loved today’s episode so very interesting never heard anything about Hadrian’s wall.but it’s history and should be remembered.
We love learning with you
One person who talks sense and spreads knowledge not hate is worth listening to. Great video.
Video was excellent …definitely food for thought, prompting one to think in perhaps a slightly different direction or view from a new point.
Pleeeeeeeeeease mujeres hermosas keep going, I am learning lots, although I lived 14 year in London and I keep learning from your reactions. Thank you thank youuuuuuuuuuu.
Thanks Wilson ❤
Loved this - and loved that man and his way of thinking! He thinks like me... I love history (especially the history of my country)
On a related theme, the TV series "Coast" is beautiful and Neil Oliver (another Scot) speaks just as profoundly.
Undoubtedly, Hadrian's Wall is a fantastic construction engineering accomplishment. It is 38 miles long and was built in the 2nd century. Often forgotten is the 177 mile long Offa's Dyke, built by the Mercian king to keep out the Welsh (as Hadrian tried to keep out the Scots). There is a public path by which one may walk the length of this equally amazing 8th century construction.
It was the picts ...the Scots were still in Ireland at this point in time
@@pauljshields123 Hiya Shieldsy, I thought it was the picts
It was originally 73 miles long. Are you saying that there's only 38 miles of extant wall?
@@andrewwells3367 You're correct, it was 78 miles long - or in Roman miles, 80. 38 is the number of miles the wall is still a wall, rather than something more like a dyke.
@@pauljshields123 Aye our overlords had not yet set foot in Caledonia eh
You dinnae think it's a bit mair complex than the "scots" coming over and wiping abidy oot ? That's pure fantasy as I think you know, the Picts or Pechts had not yet been mentioned by the Romans when the wall was constructed - mind now that the whole wall is in England
Bruce is touring Australia now so keep a look out for the time when he tours the US. Fingers crossed for you.
I went to a very old fashioned boarding school in England in the 60s . A preparatory school for one of the famous schools such as Eton and Harrow.
We had a Roman marching fort in the woods on the school grounds. It really made a difference to study Latin (at age 9.. told you it was old fashioned) and then see the ditches and ramparts described by IVLIVS CAESAR, though 1800 years had meant they were definitely "fixer uppers".
You have just stumbled across what maybe one of the greatest social historians of our timr/ i do hope you cover him more.
The very first time I saw it was as a kid on a school trip, we all did that as kids in all schools, and I don't know if they still do. Wallsend is about 15 miles away from us just off the coast of Whitley Bay. The hubby and I plan to walk along some of it this year, I'm practicing flying my drone so we'll see what happens regarding videos. We've also got a to of history in the Jarrow (Jarra) wall, maybe check that out girls. Vindolanda is on the cards too. great video girls I loved the graphics of fire and ice flames. Bruce is defo a guy I'm gonna check out.
Only been there once with a school geography trip...must have been around 1978. The whole Vindolanda thing (the buildings you saw around 9 mins in, I think) has mostly come about since then. We stayed in Haltwhistle and walked a few sections of the wall and visited Corbridges, Housesteads and of course Chesters. Anyone who has walked the wall will know that tree. We actually were running late and did the bit with the lake (Crag Lough under the Highshield Crags) when it was getting late in the day and for some reason there were frogs along the pathway.
I enjoy your channel and I actually live about a mile away from the route of the wall and I have walked the entire length of it. Did it in 5 seperate day walks going East to West. It changes as it goes from Urban and actually in the city centre of Newcastle at the East end, to sub-urban, then agricultural, then rural and the best and most retained bit in the middle, then on down to Carlisle (lovely city) with a very flat bit to the solway firth at the end. All of it is beautiful in its own way and some people walk it in just 3 days and back pack camp. The longest section I did was the middle bit at about 24 miles with a lot of ups and downs and that took my wife and I nine hours to complete.
Bruce Fummey’s Scottish history videos are great and always hold interesting facts. Over the last year or so, they have included facts pertaining to England, France, Japan and Australia (I think there might have been one that involved Canada too). Oh and one video was about the Scottish roots of Harley-Davidson. Well worth subscribing to for a wee Saturday morning history hit.
This has blown my mind I just take Hadrian's wall for granted I live about 30mins away from it and had many a school trip to it and with family and walked along it many a time I never really give it a second thought 😅 it's nice to see you reacting to it.
great video girls loved the history about the wall the music was good and he explained it in great detail love to see more about the wall i realy enjoyed it
I grew up in a village called Heddon on the Wall. The 100 metre stretch of the wall was my play ground
Listening to your video on the drive home from work as I pass by Hadrians wall which is less than a mile from my house
Life always has a habit of surprising you. Two surprising films without traffic that are calm and reflective in tone, thankyou.
Measurement in miles is a Roman idea and the whole of Europe used miles until kilometres were invented.
I live near Hadrian's Wall and the idea of it being totally dismantled it horrifying. I can't think of a single person up here who'd want that. Sadly it's slowly eroding away as people walk along it and wear it down/knock bits over - or in the past took bits to build houses or stone walls. I doubt there's a kid in the Tyneside or Northumbrian area who hasn't visited lots of parts of the wall on school trips. I remember doing a project on it at school as well and my parents taking me to a lot of the forts to take pics and make notes! I've walked several sections of it since then (the middle section where it's more rugged and the wall is more visible - the parts shown in the first video - gets the most attention) and being a photographer, have spend many hours stood by it in all weathers (and when it's pitch black at night to see the Milky Way) photographing it.
As was mentioned, many people (especially in southern England) still have this simplistic model in their heads that the wall separates England and Scotland which it's never done! I think the fact it's taught in such a simplistic way many don't realise that Northumberland is beyond that and it's not just right into Scotland and it probably partially explains why we're neglected up here and don't feel as much of a part of England at times. So yeah, if Hadrian's Wall was rebuilt, Newcastle north would have to switch country.
Bruce is a class act and tells Scottish history as it was and is.
Scot here, thank you very much for doing a video on this. Scotland has plenty of history good and bad, many stunning locations for you both to learn about. Keep up the good work ladies 🏴
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I live nearby and come up to the visitors centre on the Wall quite often as I sell glass goods there. I feel very very lucky to live in such a beautiful part of the world.
You are right about the robin hood tree from the film. That film made me laugh out loud. Robin lands on the south coast. Next thing you know is he's walking Hadrian's wall and having a quarterstaff fight with Little John at Aysgarth falls. He somehow missed Nottingham by several miles. But I guess he had been away from England for a few years. It's easy to get lost. Hahaha.
You guys are right it is that tree. I have some awesome pics of it in the snow and with the Northern Lights behind it! I only live 45 minutes from
Here.
segedunum Roman wall fort and baths museum is on the northern bank of the river Tyne only a couple of miles from the north sea. 20 minutes down the road from where I live, so my family many generations ago live on the northern side of the wall.
We went on a tour in England, Scotland and Wales and our tour guide took us to Vindolanda fort not far from Hadrians Wall. Archeology was just fabulous and so interesting, what an eye opener it was…just spectacular.
Wow what a knowledgeable and informative man could listen to him all day I shall also be looking at his content xx
Do we know what his name and channel is called please unless my one brain cell has missed it ha ha xx 🤣
Two excellent videos Natashia and Debbie, thanks for showing them. Lots of food for thought there.
Fantastic video thanks for sharing it with us
Thanks so much for watching ❤️
Thank you Natasha and Debbie for these videos. I have only recently found your channel while I go through the canal and heritage railway channels, so I've not seen too many of your videos, was interested to view this one as in 1985 I was a history student learning about accident civilisations, so Roman history played a part of my studies.
Hadrian's wall was off course part of the end of the end of the empire as seen by historians back in the 1980s. However, a few of us were questioning this theory.
The question about whether the wall was built to keep people in or out was highly debated back then as it was known that Roman citizens were living north of the wall.
There was another wall built further north of Hadrian's wall too, but little is discussed about it. Right now I can't think of the name of it, it I get details I will post it here, however, someone may do so before I get them.
Anyway, thank you.
Thank you. This is so good I will start watching Bruce's channel. Such a good performance and script. He says things in such a way that a hater can't easily misquote to hate, because Bruce says nothing that can be cut and quoted to prove what the hater wants to make him say.
Missed the live showing but watching now, Xena my Staffie wanted her walk
As soon as you said I know that tree from somewhere I instantly thought of Kevin Costner in Robin Hood too 😁. Tony from Yorkshire England. Love your show ❤
I am so lucky living close to wall. The highest and most popular section of the wall is where that tree is (called sycamore gap). There are so many wonderful forts along the wall. That section goes between two of the largest/most famous - Vindolanda and Housesteads.
Great video, thank you, ladies. I walked the full length of the wall (73 miles) about thirty years ago. I still visit frequently to walk sections, especially around Housesteads and West. It's a lovely area - scenic in sunny weather and dramatic in rough weather.
Great video ladies yes totally agree this guy is awesome and love he's point of views.
The rocky spine, a geological formation and a striking feature of the North Pennines, on which much of the Wall is built is called the Great Whin Sill. Other major landmarks built on the Sill in Northumberland near the east coast include Dunstanburgh Castle, Bamburgh Castle and Lindisfarne Castle. The Farne Islands archipelago is also part of it.
That Scottish guy was AMAZING! Thanks for finding him. I'm going to watch more of him too
All I can recall after travelling the full length of the wall by cycle was not only the was eating lunch near the main fort of the Romans, but also how long it is in length. We were there for a week and ended up doing east to west and back again. It is an outstanding structure build mainly by slaves and captives. I'm from Newport in South east Wales and near Carleon an old roman amphitheatre and fort is located there, a must go and see if you enjoy history. S in school roam history was a must plus a visit to the roman site. I believe is helped give me a love of history today plus the many many castles in south and north Wales.
Pure perfection 😊 love Irish dancing and the choir sang angelically ❤❤🇬🇧
Love watching Bruce's videos. I'd happily watch you guys, watch him.
Bruce fumey has some cracking historical videos,scottish born and bred,check out his dna test its hilarious.
You really should look at more of Bruce's vids! They're fabulous!
In my home town South Shields, there is a Roman fort where they rebuilt a gate house and a governor's home, and you can walk through them, and it's on the other side of the southern n part of the Tyne, it's very interesting.
He does great videos and very informative.I love the way you are excited and passionate about other people’s heritage and culture.❤
I live close to the eastern end of the wall at Wallsend (Segedunum) and it's still so impressive now
Congratulations for finding Bruce , you will love his content which are always brilliant. You have hit Gold, the motherload.peace
I live on the end of the wall, a place called Wallsend, from my bedroom I see the remains of the wall and the roman museum Segadunum, even our local train station has all the non smoking and other directions in Roman latin. The tree you mentioned is in the blockbuster movie Robin Hood and is one of the most photographed places on the wall.
After watching a clip of this man on a British soldier who I've got a huge interest in, David Stirling I take what he says with a pinch of salt because he got quite a bit incorrect. That wall should be preserved, history is history and facts, good or bad. Yes the Romans had slaves, everyone did. Every race and culture have been slaves AND slave owners.......FACTS!
It's a mix of history, speculation, opinions and fantasy, so you have to remember that not all these "facts" are historically proven, however good they sound. This was a time before the English and the Scots,, when recorded history was rare.
@@RoyCousins it's clear what he's presenting as facts and speculation.
History and truth in one bundle brilliant 🎉
Really interesting girls.
We were always taught at school that the wall was built to keep the Scots out so to hear it was actually there to keep in the English was fascinating.
Interesting indeed - it does chime with the role of Castles when built by the Normans - they were built to assert control an area, not defend it.
Actually it was both, but hey, what's historical accuracy among friends. Ditto castles, which were also built to protect the local community.
The were no Scots in Scotland when the wall was built, the picts and Britons (Caledonii peoples) lived there, the Scottish didn't settle what became Scotland for hundreds of years after the romans left
@@shaun-hoppy Yes, we know this, but we're trying to keep it simple for the people who see four syllables, or historical (🥺😂) context, as the mental north face of the Eiger... In a snowstorm, whilst wearing nothing but a swimming cozzie 😳🥺😁😂😂.
You can't trust his videos.
He hates the English so of course he's going to to spin that rot.
It was there to show where the Scottish couldn't go due to their constant invading (more do you see why a nationalist like him spins it differently) but if you wanted to trade then no problem.
I laughed like a drain when I went to see the Robin Hood film in the 90s.
Robin Hood lands at the White Cliffs Of Dover and the next thing he is at Hadrian's Wall, nearly 400 miles away. 🙂
Bruce Fummey is an excellent guide to Scotland and to yourself. He always makes you think. He was a stand-up comedian but I think he found his true calling a couple of years ago. "Let me tell you a story", his fantastic opening line - and that is what he does. He loves to correct the false, but accepted views of history.
I'm surprised that you haven't seen more of his vid's as he's so good.
I recognize that voice .....! It is - it's Bruce. He's the guy I've been telling you about for ages. He tells some really great 'stories'!
We all learn together, it's a great feeling. Agree with Bruce and with you both, no wall can escape the evolution of mind through sharing abd learning. Walls can be climbed, walls fall down ...😊
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