Castellum wall found in Utrecht

[Robert Vermaat]

A stretch of 17 metres of the castellum wall was found in Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Article in Dutch. Another article in Dutch.

While preparing the construction of a visitor centre below the Domplein (once the principia, then a church, but a square after it's collapse in the 17th century) archaeologists found the best-preserved Roman walls in The Netherlands, forming part of the North gate of the castellum. The remains will be visible for the public next December.

Enigmatic but probably fanciful Medieval map of Trajectum in Roman times:


The excavations of 1933:


Part of the wall, found in the 1980s:

[Titvs Statilivs Castvs]

Brilliant!