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5806
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Raw Dykes : Roman Earthworks
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE - ST MARY DE CASTRO (CDV) Strongroom Stack 172
Raw Dykes
Ditch and bank earthwork with trees
Celluloid negative
GP5356
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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Negatives Collection, The Record Office
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2013-05-31 12:37:18
