Castle Remains Discovered Beneath Prison's Basketball Court
- 8 years ago
An archaeological group recently discovered rather well preserved remains of a 12th century castle keep buried beneath a prison basketball court.
Gloucester, England has a long history, and as such there are many historical treasures to be found there.
An archaeological team evaluating a prison slated for redevelopment recently discovered one of them.
Buried below the facility’s basketball court are the rather well preserved remains of a 12th century castle keep.
According to Cotswold Archaeology, the company that performed the assessment, the 12-foot-wide keep wall belonged to the later of two royal residences built in the area.
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Gloucester, England has a long history, and as such there are many historical treasures to be found there.
An archaeological team evaluating a prison slated for redevelopment recently discovered one of them.
Buried below the facility’s basketball court are the rather well preserved remains of a 12th century castle keep.
According to Cotswold Archaeology, the company that performed the assessment, the 12-foot-wide keep wall belonged to the later of two royal residences built in the area.
Constructed as