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Roman Ridge is a section of Roman road approximately 270 metres in length situated north of Birchwood, near Chemical Cottages in Yorkshire. The monument represents part of the extensive network of roads constructed by Roman authorities to facilitate military movement and trade across Britain during the Roman occupation. The surviving earthwork is visible as a raised linear feature in the landscape, characteristic of Roman road construction which often involved laying cambered surfaces and forming pronounced embankments. This particular section is scheduled as an ancient monument in recognition of its archaeological significance as evidence of Roman infrastructure and engineering in the northern provinces of Roman Britain.
Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages) is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004813. View the official record →
Roman Ridge is a section of Roman road approximately 270 metres in length situated north of Birchwood, near Chemical Cottages in Yorkshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004813.
Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages) 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 1004813.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Old Bridge (5 km), Roman Ridge: section 250yds (230m) in length N of Kimberworth Park Road (5.1 km), Kimberworth motte and bailey castle (5.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)'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: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages) 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.