Are Roman aqueducts still found in Britain?

Not as we are used to thinking of them but using an expanded definition, yes. If we think of an aqueduct as a device to bring water to a city, then certainly Colchester had one from Roman times. It was a pressurized water system lined with wood. read more

Where identified, Roman aqueducts in Britain were typically large ditches containing a ceramic or concrete water pipe, laid along natural contours so that the water flowed by gravity. Such a structure wouldn't be obvious above ground and is only likely to be discovered if someone happens to dig in just the right place. read more

Most Roman aqueducts proved reliable and durable; some were maintained into the early modern era, and a few are still partly in use. Methods of aqueduct surveying and construction are noted by Vitruvius in his work De Architectura (1st century BC). read more

These are in evidence all over Britain, where the Romans created aqueducts not only to supply human needs but also for industry. The Romans mined for gold in Britain and archaeologists have found remains of the aqueducts used to supply water to mines in Wales. read more