Archaeological excavation at Westgate 'Castle'
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Archaeological excavation at Westgate 'Castle'
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 13 May 2011
This trench on the south-east corner of the tower revealed several steps of a spiral staircase built in to the 7 foot thickness of the wall. The steps are likely to go down much further as the base of the trench is still well above the predicted ground level.
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