Papcastle

The A595 between Cockermouth Papcastle roundabout and Carlisle Thursby roundabout is closed. The major commuting route has been closed due to heavy rainfall to allow the highways agency to resolve the issue. Cumbria Police have asked for motorists ...

Working with North Penines Archaeology and Grampus Heritage, the community excavation revealed that the Roman settlement attached to the fort that modern Papcastle is built in, actually extended south across the river onto the flood plain. The finds ...

The 'Fertility Genius' statue (pictured) was found on a Roman site in Papcastle, Cockermouth and is said to be in in 'amazing' condition. Experts believe the statue is the image of a local deity and is seen holding a patera and cornucopia, both seen as ...

Archaeologists have discovered a wide range of Roman artefacts while excavating the remains of a Roman settlement found in Papcastle, near Cockermouth in Cumbria, including a rare statue of a male Roman fertility god. The devastating Cumbrian floods ...

The vague outline of an altar can be seen below the hand of the genius, unearthed in a 2,500-square metre area at Papcastle, where the 2009 floods gave excavators the first glimpses of Roman remains. A cap worn by the male statue comes from the ...

A carving of a Roman fertility god from the first century AD has been unearthed during an excavation in Cumbria. The find, called Genius Loci, is about 2ft (0.6m) tall and was discovered by archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong at Papcastle near ...