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Blackstone Edge Roman road is a section of the Roman road that connected Rochdale to Castleshaw in Roman Lancashire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. The road survives as a well-preserved stretch of stone-pitched surface set within a substantial cambered foundation, notable for its distinctive herringbone or chevron pattern of stone laying that remains visible across much of its length. The feature represents an important example of Roman military engineering and road construction techniques, demonstrating the standardised infrastructure deployed across the empire's provincial network. The road is situated at high altitude on the moors of the Pennines and has been subject to considerable scholarly debate regarding its construction date and primary function as either a military or commercial thoroughfare.
Blackstone Edge Roman road See also GREATER MANCHESTER 5 is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005819. View the official record →
Blackstone Edge Roman road is a section of the Roman road that connected Rochdale to Castleshaw in Roman Lancashire, dating to the Roman period of occupation in Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005819.
Blackstone Edge Roman road See also GREATER MANCHESTER 5 is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1005819.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Blackstone Edge Roman road See also WEST YORKSHIRE 32 (0 km), Wayside cross located on Slate Pit Hill (0.9 km), Oxygrains packhorse bridge, Rishworth (3.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Blackstone Edge Roman road See also GREATER MANCHESTER 5's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Blackstone Edge Roman road See also GREATER MANCHESTER 5 stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.