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Stanage Edge is a Roman road in Derbyshire that forms part of the network of military and commercial routes established during the Roman occupation of Britain. The road runs across the moorland landscape of the Peak District and served to connect Roman settlements and forts in the region, facilitating the movement of troops and goods throughout the second century AD and beyond. The route is visible as a linear feature across the terrain, preserving evidence of Roman engineering practices in the form of a constructed way with characteristic surface treatment. This monument remains significant as physical testimony to Roman administrative control and infrastructure development in the northern frontier zones of Roman Britain.
Stanage Edge Roman road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1007052. View the official record →
Stanage Edge is a Roman road in Derbyshire that forms part of the network of military and commercial routes established during the Roman occupation of Britain. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1007052.
Stanage Edge Roman road 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 1007052.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Anglian high cross in St Laurence's churchyard (8.6 km), Froggatt Bridge (8.8 km), Stoke Flat South prehistoric field system (9.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Stanage Edge Roman road'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.
Stanage Edge Roman road stands on Millstone Grit Group [See Also Migr], bedrock that formed in the Namurian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.