Excavations of the Castle

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One of the angle towers, and a portion of the old wall of Eboracum are preserved to this day as a relic from the Roman origin of the city of York. In the nineteenth century, a portion of the Roman wall, (comprising the remains of two towers, and the foundation of one of the gates of the station,) was found buried within the ramparts; and numerous remains of monuments, coffins, urns, baths, temples, and villas, have from time to time been brought to light.

Numerous tiles bearing the impress of the Sixth and Ninth Legions; fragments of Samian ware; inscriptions, and coins, from the age of Caesar to that of Constantine, provide further archaeological evidence of the Roman settlement in the renowned city of York, which contains more ancient relics than any other city in the kingdom.

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