Monument record MLI34687 - King Street, Roman Road South of Bourne
Summary
King Street, Roman road running south of Bourne.
Type and Period (1)
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
Full Description
King Street, the Roman road between Ancaster and Chesterton (Cambridgeshire) enters the county at TF 1106 0818 in West Deeping and runs in a straight line roughly northwards towards Bourne, crossing the River Glen just to the east of Kate's Bridge and entering Bourne at approximately TF 0975 1965. The road forms an obvious causeway for much of its course south of Bourne, having a large agger 40 feet wide, 6 feet high and with a wide and deep ditch along its western side. The parish boundaries of West Deeping, Tallington, Langtoft, Barholm and Stowe, Baston and Greatford follow the line of the Roman road as far north as Kate's Bridge. The modern A15 leaves the Roman road alignment south of Thurlby to pass Park Wood; and again north of Thurlby at Elsea Wood, whilst the Roman agger can be seen continuing through the wood (where it is 27 feet wide and 2 feet high) and on towards Bourne. {1}{2}{3}{4}{5}{6}{7}
Earthworks may survive at TF 1068 3180. {8}
Sources/Archives (8)
- <1> SLI1094 Bibliographic Reference: Margary, I.D.. 1973. Roman Roads in Britain (3rd edition). pp.232-3, map.7a, 17.
- <2> SLI1093 Bibliographic Reference: J.B. Whitwell. 1992. Roman Lincolnshire. p.47, fig.4.
- <3> SLI323 Article in Serial: C.W. Phillips. 1935. 'The Present State of Archaeology in Lincolnshire: Part 2' in the Archaeological Journal. vol.91, pl.23.
- <4> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. no.55, pp.135, 152, figs.82, 96.
- <5> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. U14.
- <6> SLI1079 Bibliographic Reference: Hayes, P. P. and Lane, T. W.. 1992. The Fenland Project No.5: Lincolnshire Survey, the South-West Fens. U1.
- <7> SLI63 Article in Monograph: HALLAM, S.J.. 1970. ‘Settlement around the Wash’ in The Fenland in Roman Times. pp.29, 38, 78-9, no.28, 152.
- <8> SLI8381 Aerial Photograph: Get Mapping. 2000. Digital National Imaging for Lincolnshire vertical aerial photographs. -.
Map
Location
Grid reference | Centred TF 1065 1431 (1518m by 12302m) Estimated from sources |
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Civil Parish | GREATFORD, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | LANGTOFT, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | BARHOLM AND STOWE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | BASTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | TALLINGTON, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | THURLBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | WEST DEEPING, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
Civil Parish | BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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