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Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse is a length of Roman road preserved in the Hampshire landscape. The road dates to the Roman period of Britain, when the network of engineered routes formed a crucial infrastructure for military movement, administration, and trade across the province. The surviving section retains characteristics typical of Roman road construction, including its distinctive raised formation and linear alignment. This monument represents an important surviving example of Roman engineering and demonstrates the systematic infrastructure development that characterised Roman Britain's occupation of the region.
Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015680. View the official record →
Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse is a length of Roman road preserved in the Hampshire landscape. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015680.
Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse 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 1015680.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl barrow 90m west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill (4.5 km), Bowl barrow 20m south west of Hill Lodge: one of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill (4.6 km), Two bowl barrows 90m south of Hill Lodge: part of a group of round barrows on Broughton Hill (4.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse'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.
Section of Roman road by Upper and Lower Noad's Copse stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.