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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Castleford Roman Fort and Settlement Alternative Name: Langentium; Roman Castleford; The Nymph StoneCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 2.845 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (East) Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Castleford
Map Ref: SE4260025800
Latitude: 53.726868N Longitude: 1.355822W
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| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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This site is recorded as Heritage Gateway Resource ID 19191, "Castleford Roman Fort", which tells us: "The site of the Roman forts at Castleford, with the Roman place name of Lagentium. Excavations have uncovered the remains of a 1st century, Flavian, Roman fort and a later smaller 2nd century fort with a vicus to the south-west. The military occupation spans the period c AD 80 to AD 150. The occupation of the vicus continued into the 4th century. It was possibly occupied by the 4th cohort of Gauls .....
"..... The evidence from Castleford suggests a fort and vicus occupied from Agricola to the 4th century. Both Camden and Stukeley mention the finding of Roman objects around the parish church. The Roman fort, now buried beneath the town, lay on a low hill on the south bank of the Aire, downstream from its junction with the Calder. Its precise dimensions have never been determined, and its garrison is unknown although stamped roofing tiles found in Carlton Street in 1922 mentioned the 4th cohort of Gauls."
Castleford Museum has a section dedicated to "Discovering Lagentium", which adds: "People had taken an interest in Castleford's Roman origins as early as the 1500s. However, it wasn't until the mid-1900s that any modern archaeological excavations took place. Some chance finds were presented to the museum collection, then part of Castleford Library, in the 1920s and 1930s. This is a roof tile found on Carlton Street, and an oil lamp discovered at Albion Street. These were some of the first Roman objects to be preserved in our collection ....."
"..... In the 1960s there was significant redevelopment work in the town. This led to the discovery of many more Roman objects. Finds made during work to build a new bus station and bowling alley prompted a new interest in Castleford’s Roman heritage. The first systematic excavations took place. Initially, these were mainly carried out by amateur archaeologists such as the Castleford and District Historical Society. In the late 1970s, their valuable work was continued by full-time archaeologists from the West Yorkshire Archaeological Unit ....."
"..... The excavations from the 1960s revealed the remains of Roman buildings and structures. They uncovered many Roman items and thousands of further fragments of objects. These allowed experts to piece together a plan of what Roman Castleford had looked like. They started to build a picture of what life was like at the time. The finds revealed the existence of two forts and a nearby town. The finds were donated to the museum collection to be preserved. Many are on display today at Castleford Museum".
See the images below for some of the items on display at the museum. These includes the Nymph Stone. The museum's description of the stone reads: "This roughly carved stone shows two female heads. An inscription reads ‘to the nymphs’. In Roman mythology nymphs were minor goddesses or spirits. They were usually related to nature. They were particularly linked to water, such as springs or streams."
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