First Roman watermill discovered in West Cumbria

[Viggen]

THE first Roman watermill to be discovered in Cumbria has been unearthed in an archaeological dig on the edge of Cockermouth. The discovery, behind the Lakes Homecentre, signals that the River Derwent, on the banks of which it stood, was an important part of Romano-British life in Cockermouth.The watermill, thought to date back to the first or second century, is the last and most exciting find of the project led by Grampus Heritage and Training, which finishes today.The project, which began in August, was sponsored by Bassenthwaite Reflections. Mark Graham, an investigation archaeologist who has led a team of volunteers, said that the find sheds new light on the area's early Roman activity "This is the second Romano-British watermill which has been found in the north..."

 

...read the full article at the Times and Star

[Melvadius]

Nice spot of what is actually a follow-up article to the earlier posting about a survey showing up remains near Cockermouth and Papcastle

 

BTW Did any of our members or visitors manage to get along to see or participate in the excavations?