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Roman Ridge is a scheduled ancient monument consisting of a surviving earthwork section approximately 300 metres in length, situated south of Dog Kennel Pond within Wentworth Park in Yorkshire. The monument represents a Roman road, of which this linear earthwork embankment forms a notable surviving example in the landscape. The ridge itself, elevated above the surrounding ground level, is characteristic of Roman road construction techniques involving compacted material and deliberate surfacing to ensure drainage and durability. This section of Roman Ridge constitutes an important archaeological record of Roman infrastructure development in northern England and survives as part of the wider network of roads that facilitated military and commercial communication across the province.
Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004833. View the official record →
Roman Ridge is a scheduled ancient monument consisting of a surviving earthwork section approximately 300 metres in length, situated south of Dog Kennel Pond within Wentworth Park in Yorkshire.
Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park 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 1004833.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long from Hill Top Lane to Little Common Lane (3.2 km), Roman Ridge: SE of Hill Top (section 700yds (660m) long, Meadowhall Road to Hill Top) (3.7 km), Roman Ridge: section 600yds (550m) long between Jenkin Lane (now Road) and Tylers Street (5.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park'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 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park 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.