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Maiden Way is a Roman road in Northumberland that forms part of the broader communication network of Roman Britain. The road runs across Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell in the Pennine region, serving to connect military and civilian settlements during the occupation period. The monument preserves evidence of Roman engineering and survives as an upstanding linear feature across moorland terrain. As a scheduled ancient monument, it represents an important record of Roman infrastructure and territorial control in northern Britain during the Imperial period.
Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006439. View the official record →
Maiden Way is a Roman road in Northumberland that forms part of the broader communication network of Roman Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006439.
Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell 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 1006439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including The Curricks camp (5.8 km), 19th century zinc spelter works and 20th century fume works at Tindale and the Great Battery - part of Lord Carlisle's rail system, 290m SW of Riggfoot Farm (5.9 km), Roachburn Colliery (6.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell'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.
Maiden Way Roman road over Hartleyburn Common and Glendue Fell stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.