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  • Most of the Hadrian's Wall team. Director Dr. James Crow on the right. width:1351;;height:1000
  • View to the north west width:1500;;height:916
  • View to the west. width:1500;;height:942
  • View to the east, south of the wall. width:1500;;height:997
  • I looked at this view to the north for six years, but never visited that barn on the horizon! width:1487;;height:1000
  • The repaired wall rising eastwards from milecastle 39. width:1458;;height:1000
  • The repaired wall runing eastwards from milecastle 39. width:679;;height:1000
  • Excavating the shielings that were built in the shelter of the wall. width:1470;;height:1000
  • Excavating the shielings that were built in the shelter of the wall. width:1448;;height:1000
  • Excavating the shielings that were built in the shelter of the wall. width:1500;;height:986
  • Excavating the shielings that were built in the shelter of the wall. width:1494;;height:1000
  • Excavating the shielings that were built in the shelter of the wall. width:1475;;height:1000
  • Excavating the shielings that were built in the shelter of the wall. width:1500;;height:990
  • Sycamore Gap, with our excavation on its west side. width:1500;;height:997
  • The west side of Sycamore Gap, south. width:1462;;height:1000
  • Excavating on the west side of Sycamore Gap. width:1477;;height:1000
  • James Crow and a volunteer. width:1500;;height:987
  • Excavating at the top of the west side of Sycamore Gap. width:1473;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the top of the west side of Sycamore Gap. width:1500;;height:996
  • Sycamore Gap, west side. width:1463;;height:1000
  • Looking over Sycamore Gap from the east. The wall pre-excavation can be seen in the foreground. width:1464;;height:1000
  • The western side of Sycamore Gap. width:679;;height:1000
  • The north side of Sycamore Gap, looking west. width:1475;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap, looking west. width:1500;;height:987
  • Sycamore Gap west side. width:674;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap west side width:665;;height:1000
  • Roger Oram - a good man. width:662;;height:1000
  • Recording levels width:665;;height:1000
  • Surveying. width:1500;;height:977
  • Surveying. width:710;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap. width:675;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap. width:1481;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap. width:667;;height:1000
  • Excavating the bottom of Sycamore Gap. width:1497;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap. width:1500;;height:978
  • The only time a mechanical excavator visited the site - the gift of a movie company that had used Sycamore Gap in a murder scene. width:1500;;height:972
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap, north side. width:1500;;height:999
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap, north side. width:670;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap, north side. width:1500;;height:995
  • Jim Crow. width:721;;height:1000
  • Media interest at the bottom of Sycamore Gap. width:718;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap, north side. width:1500;;height:995
  • Excavating the bottom of Sycamore Gap, north side. We couldn't dig up the tree itself! width:671;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap. The barrow run required a steady approach! width:679;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap, north side. width:680;;height:1000
  • Looking into Sycamore Gap from the east. width:1496;;height:1000
  • Looking down at Sycamore Gap from the east side. width:672;;height:999
  • Sycamore Gap, looking north east. width:1482;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap, east side. width:1487;;height:1000
  • The wall exposed on the east side of Sycamore Gap. The highest remaining stretch of original masonry in the middle. width:683;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap east side. width:669;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap barrow run. width:1500;;height:852
  • One of my last scaffolding constructions. Not for those with vertigo! width:1463;;height:1000
  • One of my last scaffolding constructions, east of Sycamore Gap. width:1487;;height:1000
  • East side of Sycamore Gap. width:1500;;height:987
  • Sycamore Gap width:676;;height:1000
  • Looking westwards into Sycamore Gap. Our temporary roadway and compound in the distance. width:1496;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap barrow run. width:1500;;height:914
  • Recording the east side of Sycamore Gap. width:1477;;height:1000
  • East side of Sycamore Gap, with the highest stretch of original wall in the foreground. width:752;;height:1000
  • East side of Sycamore Gap. width:714;;height:1000
  • Recording at the top of the east side of Sycamore Gap width:666;;height:1000
  • Excavating the east side of Sycamore Gap. width:666;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap north side. width:636;;height:1000
  • Sycamore Gap, north side. width:1500;;height:971
  • The first "proper" professional barrow run... width:1493;;height:1000
  • The first "proper" professional barrow run... width:1474;;height:1000
  • The first "proper" professional barrow run...oops! width:1480;;height:1000
  • The first "proper" professional barrow run...good job I over-engineered mine! width:667;;height:1000
  • Early in the project. width:1479;;height:1000
  • Milecastle 39 before excavation. width:1495;;height:1000
  • Excavating milecastle 39: after removing the topsoil. width:1454;;height:1000
  • Excavating milecastle 39 width:1500;;height:997
  • Excavating milecastle 39 width:1485;;height:1000
  • Excavating milecastle 39 width:1493;;height:1000
  • Excavating inside milecastle 39. width:1479;;height:1000
  • Recording the structures within milecastle 39. width:1500;;height:989
  • Excavating milecastle 39 width:1380;;height:1000
  • Excavating milecastle 39 width:1489;;height:1000
  • Excavating milecastle 39. width:1484;;height:999
  • Excavating milecastle 39. width:1499;;height:1000
  • Excavating milecastle 39 width:1500;;height:995
  • One of the buildings we discovered in milecastle 39. width:1497;;height:1000
  • Excavating at the bottom of Sycamore Gap width:670;;height:1000
  • Excavating milecastle 39: wall foundations begin to appear width:1500;;height:991
  • Excavating milecastle 39 width:1500;;height:991
  • Recording the structures within milecastle 39. width:1500;;height:989
  • Excavating milecastle 39: we investigated an area to the south, without much success. width:1469;;height:1000
  • English Heritage paying a visit. width:1500;;height:986
  • English Heritage paying a visit. width:1485;;height:1000
  • Not all the visitors were human. width:1470;;height:1000
  • Excavating the wall at Steel Rigg. width:1500;;height:989
  • Occasionally our volunteers were on the young side. width:1474;;height:1000
  • We did rest occasionally! width:1500;;height:999
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