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Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde is a Roman road in Lanarkshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The road forms part of the network of military routes established during Rome's campaigns into Caledonia, linking forts and supply bases across the challenging terrain of central Scotland. Running across bedrock formed from the ancient wacke deposits of the Shinnel and Glenlee Formations, the route demonstrates the Roman army's capacity to construct durable infrastructure through difficult geological conditions. The undifferentiated Ashgill-aged stone beneath provided a naturally compacted foundation, though Roman engineers would have added metalled surfaces and drainage systems to maintain the road through the region's wet climate.
The monument stretches between Bodsberry Hill and Little Clyde, traversing the upland landscape characteristic of upper Lanarkshire. The preservation of the road's line across this moorland terrain allows archaeologists to trace Roman strategic planning and logistics. The route's location reflects the importance of controlling movement through this part of southern Scotland during the occupation period, connecting the broader network of roads that penetrated deep into Caledonia.
Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3941. View the official record →
Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde is a Roman road in Lanarkshire, Scotland, protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3941.
Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman road. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3941.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Crooked Stone, standing stone 160m N of Crookedstane (1.3 km), Crookedstane,platform settlement 200m E of (1.3 km), Little Clyde,Roman camp (2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road'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.
Bodsberry Hill to Little Clyde,Roman road stands on Shinnel Formation And Glenlee Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Ashgill. The rock here is wacke.