Amazing Roman Shrines on Moor

Following in the footsteps of two Roman centurions from the 3rd century AD, can we locate what's left of their shrines, high up on the moor? Scargill High Moor, in fact.

But first, we take a look at where Frontinu and Julius Secundus lived and worked: the Roman fort of Lavatris - modern day Bowes in County Durham. An impressive fort platform survives, along with the ransacked remains of a Roman bathhouse. And in the church, an inscribed tablet to Severus and his sons.

And then it's off on a tiring slog onto the moors - as our two centurions did 1700 to 1800 years ago. They would take a break from hunting by visiting their shrines - complete with altars - and these were discovered in 1936, excavated in the 1940s. But will there be anything left to see today?

Both shrines had altars dedicated to Vinotonus Silvanus and we look at the inscriptions on these. There's also a visit to the Bowes Museum in Barnard Castle for good measure.

#bowes #bowescastle #lavatris #romanfort #severus #cerealis #thebowesmuseum #barnardcastle #vinotonus #silvanus #centurion #romancenturion

00:00 Introduction
01:52 Titles
02:12 Subscribe
02:44 Lavatris
08:04 Altars and Inscriptions
10:43 Shrines on the Moor
20:58 Outro

If you would like to support this channel, you can buy us a “coffee” via the link in the About section.
All contributions gratefully received and ploughed back into our productions. Travel costs and equipment – that sort of thing. Occasionally, actual real coffee.

Credits (Where due)
WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd theme tune: Keygenerator - Freesound
Roman Gazette theme tune: 8-bit Win – Velda – Epidemic Sound
For Serious Rambling Hikers & Scramblers theme tune: 514178 danlucas – Freesound
Compendium of Curiosities theme tune: Underbelly – Epidemic Sound
Coastal Catalogue theme tune: Just Like Magic – Epidemic Sound
The Time Tunnel theme tune: Micro – Epidemic Sound
Schofield’s Saxon Crosses theme tune: Good, Good – Epidemic Sound
Horror History Files theme tune: Eerily Distorted Retro Electronic Sound Horror - CapCut
The Almanac theme tune: Rush – DJI Mimo
All other music: Epidemic Sound

Main “Broadcaster”: Darren Spratt
Cameras
DJI Pocket 3 Creator Combo
GoPro Hero 12 Creator Edition
DJI Flip

[philipbellew]

Great to see Mrs WC21, who is clearly the driving powerhouse behind this ever popular production company. Love the running around in ditches for context and scale and the commentary means we always learn something new.

[hainanbob]

Brilliant opening shot, it must have been a beautiful day! Nice to see Mrs WC21 again, she definitely has a sense of humour. Great video, as always.

[cherylwood]

Wonderfully entertaining and informative! Also very witty, as always. I do enjoy your videos. Thank you!

[nanslife]

Hi from Sydney Australia, a wonderful video, found another fantastic channel

[peterbradburn]

Fantastic to see Mrs WC21 (UK) Productions Ltd featuring again. Brilliant video. Have said it before, and will say it repeatedly, the time and effort you put into these films deserves so much more in terms of subscribership. Genuinely one of the highlights of my Sunday

[eddavis]

Such an outstanding “team” effort! And it’s so great to see the lovely Mrs. WC21 sacrificing life and limb to lift these videos to stellar heights. Thank you both for another edu-taining presentation. From your biggest fans in West Virginia, USA…CHEERS!!!🍻

[haraldschmidt]

Ah, perfect, another video of this always stylishly dressed Brit (as far as I can tell as a German) and his attractive lady of the heart for Sunday evening. And then that wonderful dry British humor. Love it!
Thanks for that. I'm already looking forward to more videos.

[OonaghEllis]

Awesome video. Your wife has a great sense of humour and Great Uncle Bulgaria! Wow, that's a blast from the past. Thanks for bringing us the things that we wouldn't have learned at school that really help to build a bigger picture of Roman Britain.

[karinschild]

Loved this, thank you! British Columbia Canadian, and a new sub; grew up in England and still miss the moors and wild places, and artifacts of ancient days. I enjoyed the style of your presentation very much :)

[andrewdolinskiatcarpathian]

Hello Mr & Mrs WC UK Productions Ltd. What a stellar performance. An episode packed with information and entertainment. Well done to you both. County Durham is an underrated county and its beauty and history is largely ignored. It’s the county of my wife’s birth and we enjoy our frequent visits to the towns, villages and moors. Little did we know of the existence of these Roman shrines. Thank you for continuing to both educate and entertain us.
Here’s hoping that the “dream team” return soon with another joint production. 👏👏👍😀

[marcg]

Absolutely loving these vids from oop north, its refreshing to see something new that hasnt been done to death already. Hello from Scotland.

[henryblunt]

I've visited Barnard Castle and the Bowes Museum every few years since I was a kid in the 60s, and seen the altar stones many times, but have never walked out to the shrines, and, barring a miracle, I now never will. So thank you very much for this video. I must admit to feeling quite moved myself.

[stevenperkins-px]

beyond entertaining as always my friend, keep up the good work... England needs you 👍

[lordengland]

Reminds me of the times I'd sit in front of the TV and watch something entertaining and informative, bravo!

[tuff-duty]

Hunting across the land, and very thankful for all they saw around them, they built shrines, not commemorating a death or a victory. They built shrines celebrating life and the hunt, and you let us know that they are still there, marking the spot where a Roman soldier looked out and said “ I am happy, this is good, I am thankful for being here!”
and the essence is still there.

[reconn]

History, humour and glamour (not you Darren Mrs WC21~(UK) Productions Ltd - bet she loves her parents for that one), just keep these gems coming each Sunday dear both - they are brilliant. Also loved the Scargill gag, and the womble Uncle Bulgaria crack.

[JOHNOGRADY-unft]

Flabbergasted that the nincompoop TV stations haven’t tried to snap you up. Brilliant productions, thank you once again.

[russhancock]

Very good channel
Viewing from Austin Tx USA

[TheLibraryChamber]

Good Morning (here anyway) and always a joy to get up on a Sunday morning and get at some Antiquarian STUFF! Nice to see Mrs. WC21! Antiquarian adventures are best shared!

[michaelpeacock]

I came across your videos about 18 months...they are all gems, windows into a world that is all around us if you know where to look..as I don't, each video is an education....Bowes Museum! Who knew! I will visit there this summer. Ps you are the most sartorial team on Youtube....not a cagoule in sight.