Roman dig in Maryport, Cumbria yields fantastic results

Excavation of a Roman site at Maryport, in Cumbria, is near completion.

The team of archaeologists and 28 volunteers working at the remains of a Roman fort at Camp Farm have found many features not recorded by a previous excavation in 1870.

Among them are fragments of altars, traces of timber buildings, pottery and coins.

The project was commissioned by the Senhouse Museum Trust, and has been led by Professor Ian Haynes, from Newcastle University and field archaeologist Tony Wilmott.

Maryport was part of the Roman frontier coastal defences extending from Hadrian's Wall.

Hadrian Wall Heritage has submitted plans for a £10.7m Roman Maryport visitor attraction.