Monument record MLI70019 - LINCOLN SECTION OF THE ROMAN ROAD FROM LINCOLN TO BURGH LE MARSH
Summary
LINCOLN SECTION OF THE ROMAN ROAD FROM LINCOLN TO BURGH LE MARSH
Type and Period (1)
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Full Description
FROM THE EAST GATE OF LINCOLN ON MAIN ROAD WAS LAID OUT, ON THE LINE OF WRAGBY ROAD/BUNKERS HILL. IT GAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE WOLDS, AND THEN SWUNG ROUND THROUGH EAST TO SOUTH-EAST TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN SHORE OF THE WASH. {1} EVIDENCE OF A METALLED ROAD AND ROADSIDE DITCH WAS FOUND DURING A WATCHING BRIEF AT KENNINGTON HOUSE, 84 BUNKER'S HILL (TF 0003 7303). IT WAS ORIENTED ON A ROUGHLY NORTH-EAST TO SOUTH-WEST AXIS. ALTHOUGH NO DATEABLE ARTEFACTS WERE RECOVERED, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LINE OF THE ROAD. {2}, LENGTH 2.95 KM
Sources/Archives (3)
- <1> SLI1094 Bibliographic Reference: Margary, I.D.. 1973. Roman Roads in Britain (3rd edition). No.27, pp.238-40, fig.7a.
- <2> SLI5167 Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. June 1994. Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. WRA94.
- <3> SLI1545 Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. June 1994. Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. LCNCC 19.94.
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Location
| Grid reference | SK 9872 7192 (point) Centre |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MINSTER, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Mar 21 2021 8:35PM
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