Eight XXL leather shoes have been recovered from Magna, a Roman-era fort along Hadrian's Wall. Archaeologists excavating a Roman -era fort in northern England have unearthed several enormous ancient leather soles that measure more than 11.8 inches (30 centimeters) long.

In the defensive ditches of the Roman fort of Magna, located in Northumberland and now home to the Roman Army Museum, archaeologists have uncovered remains of ancient footwear of extraordinary size, r