Reconstruction illustration showing the construction of the walls of the Roman Fort at Portchester Castle in about the mid or late third century. The walls were built in layers, reinforced with limestone slabs and supported by wooden scaffolding.

Date:
1990
Location:
Portchester Castle, Castle Street, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire
Reference:
IC081/005
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

This illustration was reproduced in black and white on page 23 of the 1990 English Heritage guidebook for Portchester Castle, and in colour on pages 22 and 27 of the 2003 and 2008 English Heritage guidebooks respectively.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC081 Portchester Castle, Hampshire; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Dunn, Peter

Keywords

Roman Fort, People At Work, Construction