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Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the surviving remains of a Roman road in North Yorkshire. The road, which dates to the Roman period of occupation in Britain, follows a course across the moorland landscape and represents part of the communication network that connected Roman settlements and military installations across the region. The visible sections preserve evidence of the Roman road's construction and alignment, providing valuable archaeological testimony to Roman infrastructure and settlement patterns in northern Britain. This monument contributes to understanding the extent and organisation of Roman road systems in the Yorkshire Dales area during the period of Roman rule.
Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004108. View the official record →
Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor is a scheduled ancient monument comprising the surviving remains of a Roman road in North Yorkshire.
Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor 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 1004108.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Round barrow 570m south of Saintoft Grange (7.4 km), Round barrow 600m SSW of Saintoft Grange (7.4 km), Round barrow 430m north west of Crossdale Head (8.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor'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.
Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor stands on Ravenscar Group, bedrock that formed in the Bathonian. The rock here is sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.