Show old oid fort of lost colonists unearthed washington recent archeo logical excavations at the traditional site of the fort ot of sir walter raleight Ra leighs lost colonists within fort raleigh national historic site on roanoke island off 03 the north carolina coast coas t have revealed positive evidence of an old earthen fortification which may be the one constructed by raleight Ra leighs colonists according to newton B drury director of national park service three exploratory trenches have hav been excavated at the tort fort site ble in each trench was the profile at 0 the ditch or moat ot of the tort fort ap proximately 10 feet broad and 54 teet feet deep the depth and charac ter of the fill 1111 indicate that the orl fort ts Is indubitably ot of great age in con to the remains ot of civil war wai forts nf t earthen construction dis als covered elsewhere on roanoke island |