GOLDSBOROUGH
Yorkshire, England.
Roman signal station, farthest N of the system, at the S
end of Runswick Bay on the headland known as Kettleness. A rectangular bank with outer ditch surrounds a
square stone enclosure with a gate on its S side. This
wall, 31.5 m square, has semicircular bastions or turrets
at intervals. The interior courtyard is unpaved, but contains a stone-lined well and the foundations of a strong
stone tower 2.6 m square. Socket stones in the interior
suggest that wooden pillars supported the first story, and
the tower may have stood 27-30 m high. Inside all was
confusion: an open hearth in the corner contained the
skeleton of a man, another skeleton lay with a dog's head
at its throat, while the bones of 15 individuals as well
as two breeds of cattle and two breeds of dogs were found
in the well. Coins of Honorius, 395-4-233, and quantities
of the latest Roman coarse ware were also found.
G. F. WILMOT
