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Comments from our recent open day at the Low Borrowbridge Roman Fort excavation.

****BBC report the dig****

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-14362255

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This was a truly superb opportunity to see Roman heritage on my doorstep -many thanks for your efforts. I am still buzzing after seeing the dig in the farmhouse garden……I’d heard about the aquaduct but never seen it…..fabulous.
simon, Langdale, Nr Gaisgill, Tebay

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Just wanted to say what a terrific day I had on Saturday at Low Borrow Bridge. Thank you for being so welcoming and I am sorry I did not see you to thank you before I left to drive down Fairmile and study the way the road was engineered to pass over the becks. Marvellous.

Thought your dig was spectacular – the walls so near the surface and the hypercaust was a great surprise. You must all be so pleased with what you have achieved. Well done.

It was so exciting to walk over the site of the fort, having considered photographs of it for so long, and to see where the aquaduct came onto the fort site. I would like to get closer to the aquaduct but fear the interesting bits are on private land. Will read my book again, carefully.

The “Centurion”, whose real name I do not know, was very knowledgeable and entertaining. Do tell him what a marvellous job he did, (if he didn’t melt under all that kit).

Everyone else there was very helpful and friendly and the display was well put together, and at such short notice too.

Have joined the Society and hope to be some use in the future.

Thanks again,

Nancy Crofts

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Just to say thank you to all at the club, for a great day out. We came up, from Kendal, on Saturday and were very impressed with the professionalism of the set up. The remains you have uncovered looked so fresh and not far down, it is looking good that there are further digs!

Please could you tell me the name of the name of the centurion, his guided  tour was interesting and entertaining. Its great to learn about early history in my own local area.

Keep up the good work.

Karen and Ron Wells