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Roman Ridge is a section of Roman road approximately 300 yards in length situated on Clay Hill in Yorkshire, England. The surviving stretch displays the characteristic raised agger or bank formation typical of Roman road construction, which facilitated drainage and maintained the integrity of the metalled surface. As part of the extensive network of Roman roads that traversed northern Britain during the occupation period, this section represents an important surviving example of Roman infrastructure engineering. The road's preservation on Clay Hill provides evidence of the routes used during the Roman military campaigns and subsequent administration of the northern frontier region.
Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1002929. View the official record →
Roman Ridge is a section of Roman road approximately 300 yards in length situated on Clay Hill in Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1002929.
Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill 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 1002929.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kimberworth Manor moated site (3.2 km), Old Bridge (3.2 km), Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane (3.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill'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.
Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.