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Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow is a section of Roman road located in Lancashire. The road forms part of the wider network of Roman communication routes that crossed northern Britain during the Roman occupation, facilitating military movement and trade across the region. The surviving stretch represents evidence of Roman engineering and infrastructure in the Pennine landscape, demonstrating the strategic importance of road systems in maintaining Roman control and administration in this area. Such roads typically date to the period following the Roman conquest of northern Britain in the first and second centuries AD.
Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005099. View the official record →
Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow is a section of Roman road located in Lancashire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005099.
Roman road at Bottom o' th' Knotts Brow 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 1005099.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Affetside Cross at Affetside 75m north west of the Pack Horse Inn (2 km), Stone circle, ring cairn and two round cairns on Cheetham Close (2.8 km), Coking ovens and associated coal workings on Aushaw Moss 450m south west of Lower House (4.3 km).
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