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Collielaw Wood Roman road is a Roman road running south-south-eastward from Collielaw in Lanarkshire, Scotland. The route lies across bedrock of the Lanark Group, Early Devonian sandstone and conglomerate deposits that would have presented a naturally consolidated base for construction. This section of the broader Roman road network that penetrated the Scottish lowlands follows terrain typical of approach routes from the Clyde valley into the interior of southern Scotland, where Roman forces established their presence during the occupation period.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM11528, reflecting its archaeological importance as evidence of Roman infrastructure and strategic movement through this region. The road's survival as an identifiable feature in the modern landscape, despite centuries of agricultural and forest use, demonstrates the durability of Roman construction methods. The deciduous woodland setting at Collielaw Wood contrasts with the open moorland that now characterises much of the upland terrain crossed by comparable Roman routes further south.
Collielaw Wood, Roman road SSE of Collielaw is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11528. View the official record →
Collielaw Wood Roman road is a Roman road running south-south-eastward from Collielaw in Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM11528.
Collielaw Wood, Roman road SSE of Collielaw dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman road sse of collielaw. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Collielaw Wood, Roman road SSE of Collielaw 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 SM11528.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Castle Qua,fort 345m WSW of Mouse Bridge (3.4 km), Corbiehall Farm, enclosure 570m NNE of (3.5 km), Castledykes, Roman camps to W, N & E of Roman fort (3.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Collielaw Wood, Roman road SSE of Collielaw'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.
Collielaw Wood, Roman road SSE of Collielaw stands on Lanark Group, bedrock that formed in the Early Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.