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Roman Ridge is a section of Roman road located near Hoober House in South Yorkshire, England. This stretch of road represents part of the network of metalled routes constructed during the Roman occupation of Britain, likely serving to facilitate military and commercial movement across the landscape. The road survives as an upstanding earthwork feature, preserving evidence of Roman engineering practices including the characteristic raised agger or cambered surface typical of Roman road construction. As a scheduled ancient monument, this section of Roman Ridge remains an important archaeological witness to Roman infrastructure in the northern provinces of Britain.
Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004831. View the official record →
Roman Ridge is a section of Roman road located near Hoober House in South Yorkshire, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004831.
Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House 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 1004831.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kimberworth motte and bailey castle (4.2 km), Kimberworth Manor moated site (4.5 km), Old Bridge (4.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House'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 S of Hoober House 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.