Oswestry Castle dig receives £32,000 lottery boost

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A project to excavate Oswestry Castle and research its history has received a £32,300 boost from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

The group of archaeologists and volunteers behind the Oswestry Castle Research Project can now continue to unearth the the full plan of a medieval keep they partially discovered during their last heritage dig.

Project director, Roger Cooper said: "We are thrilled to have received support thanks to National Lottery players and are confident the project will reveal much more about the story of Oswestry Castle.

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