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Section of Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a visible section of the Roman road that connected Ryknield Street to settlements in the Midlands. The road dates to the Roman occupation of Britain, likely constructed during the first or second century AD as part of the wider network of military and commercial routes established by the Romans. The monument survives as an upstanding earthwork in the Derbyshire landscape, preserving evidence of Roman road construction techniques and the strategic infrastructure of Roman Britain. The site represents an important component of the Roman road system that facilitated communication and supply routes across the region during the imperial period.
Section of Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1021444. View the official record →
Section of Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm is a scheduled ancient monument comprising a visible section of the Roman road that connected Ryknield Street to settlements in the Midlands.
Section of Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm 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 1021444.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Section of Rykneld Street 80yds (70m) long N of Redleadmill Brook (1.4 km), Stainsby defended manorial complex including site of chapel (5.8 km), Stone Edge smelt mill at Moss Farm (5.9 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Section of Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm'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 Ryknield Street Roman road 220m north east of Pear Tree Farm stands on Pennine Lower Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Lower Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.