Remains of 800-year-old medieval castle discovered hidden in corridor of modern British court

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Remains of 800-year-old medieval castle discovered hidden in corridor of modern British court.

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Archaeologists looking beneath Chester Crown Court have found an 800-year-old section of a medieval castle using little more than the light from a smartphones.An archaeologist was observing the stonework at the end of a dark, dingy corridor beneath the court when he raised his phone to illuminate his surroundings.What came next left him stunned as he noticed a sharp change in masonry."By the light of my phone I could immediately tell that a large section of wall in the gloom ahead was totally different", Dr Ainsworth from the University of Chester explained.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "It turned a right angle and disappeared out of sight, leaving a very dark, narrow gap that I couldn't squeeze into."Researchers compared the stones and the building technique with the surviving sections of the Norman castle, discovering parts of the underground wall dated to the medieval period as opposed to the 18th century.During the latter period, Thomas Harrison built much of the existing...

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