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Goathland Roman road is a section of Roman metalled road preserved on Wheeldale Moor in the North York Moors, Yorkshire. The road dates to the Roman period and represents a well-preserved example of Roman road construction techniques, displaying the characteristic layered foundation and agger or cambered surface typical of Roman military and commercial routes. The site retains substantial physical remains of the road's structure, making it an important archaeological monument for understanding Roman communications infrastructure in northern Britain. The road's survival on the moorland landscape, where later agricultural intensification has been limited, has allowed the archaeological features to remain notably visible and accessible for study.
Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004876. View the official record →
Goathland Roman road is a section of Roman metalled road preserved on Wheeldale Moor in the North York Moors, Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004876.
Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor 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 1004876.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 140m west of Haugh Rigg (9 km), Round barrow 280m south west of Haugh Rigg (9.2 km), Round barrow 570m south of Saintoft Grange (9.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor'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.
Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.