Raw Dykes : Roman Earthworks

Raw Dykes : Roman Earthworks
Raw Dykes : Roman Earthworks
Raw Dykes : Roman Earthworks
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Raw Dykes : Roman Earthworks
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - ST MARY DE CASTRO (CDV)
Strongroom Stack 170
Raw Dykes
Ditch and bank earthwork with trees Celluloid negative
GP5354

Negatives Collection, The Record Office

Raw Dykes is the remains of Roman earthworks that supplied Leicester (then Ratae Corieltauvorum) with water. The earthworks consist of a ditch and two banks, which channelled the water into the city. The originally earthwork was 500m+ in length, but today only a 110m section survives.
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