West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service - The Romans in West Yorkshire



Castleford: The defensive ditch of the later Roman town

This photograph shows one of the ditches, which formed the defences of the late Roman town. The trenches were so deep that during the excavation the sides had to be shored up with metal scaffolding poles to ensure the safety of the archaeologists.


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