▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁a ▁ge oph ys ics ▁survey ▁was ▁conducted ▁by ▁a ▁team ▁from ▁Dur ham ▁University ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁fully ▁exc av ated . ▁Among ▁finds ▁at ▁the ▁fort ▁are ▁alt ars ▁with ▁ins cri ptions ▁to ▁Her cules ▁by ▁Leg io ▁VI ▁Vict rix ▁( norm ally ▁station ed ▁at ▁E bor ac um ▁[ Y ork ]) ▁and ▁to ▁Apol lo ▁by ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁C oh ort ▁of ▁N er vi ans , ▁the ▁g arrison ▁of ▁auxili aries . ▁Other ▁finds ▁include ▁a ▁m idden ▁containing ▁sho es ; ▁co ins , ▁fragments ▁of ▁Sam ian ▁pot tery , ▁be ads , ▁n ails , ▁and ▁a ▁bronze ▁handle ▁sh aped ▁like ▁a ▁dol ph in . ▁ ▁Wh itle y ▁Castle ▁( E p iac um ) ▁is ▁referenced ▁as ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁fict ional ▁battle ▁between ▁fict ional ▁characters ▁U ht red ▁of ▁B eb ban bur h ▁and ▁Sk öll ▁in ▁the ▁novel ▁“ W ar ▁of ▁the ▁Wolf ” ▁written ▁by ▁Bernard ▁Corn well , ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁book ▁in ▁his ▁Sax on ▁St ories ▁series . ▁ ▁Top onym ▁Although ▁its ▁English ▁name ▁is ▁Wh itle y ▁Castle , ▁the ▁Rom ans ▁knew ▁the ▁fort ▁as ▁Ep iac um . ▁It ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁P to le my ' s ▁ ▁Geography ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁lands ▁of ▁Brig antes ▁tribe ▁in ▁n ort he astern ▁England . ▁Its ▁Latin ▁name