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The History of Kettlewell Village - Arthur Raistrick
A Roman Road and Roman Coins
Several centuries before Kettlewell as a village existed, there was a Roman road from the camp at Bainbridge, over the Stake, then down Wharfedale to Ilkley.
The line of this is not clear in this part of Wharfedale, but it seems certain that it came along the top edge of the fields from Starbotton to Kettlewell, where there are traces of a slightly sunk road, past the field called Borrans (a name very often associated with Roman sites) to the line of Kettlewell Bridge.
Near the bridge there is the interesting and suggestive name, Cob Castle, often associated with ancient sites.
Just below the bridge, Mr. Inman of Kettlewell some years ago found a number of Roman coins mainly coins of Constantine maximus, with some of Tetracus, Flavii and others, mainly late third century. The coins can be seen in the Craven Museum, Skipton.
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