Ancient Roman Fort Discovered
Archaeologists from the University of Exeter have discovered the ruins of a Roman fort dating from the first century A.D.
Situated next to St Andrew’s Church, Calstock, the site is on top of a hill in an area known to have been involved with silver mining in medieval times. University archaeologists became interested in the site when they found references in medieval documents to the smelting of silver ‘at the old castle’ and ‘next to the church’ in Calstock.
Discoveries of ancient ruins like this right in the middle of our modern day world is exciting. Just goes to show that ancient mysteries lie right underneath the very ground we walk on day to day! Regardless of what part of the world you live in, there are plenty of ancient mysteries nearby - maybe right in your back yard.
Here’s the location of the find:
