Whickham, Possible road from Ebchester to Washingwells

HER Number:
5096

District:
Gateshead

Site Name:
Whickham, Possible road from Ebchester to Washingwells

Place:
Whickham

Map Sheet:
NZ15NE

Class:
Transport

Site Type: Broad:
Road Transport Site

Site Type: Specific:
Road

General Period:
Unknown

Specific Period:

Form of Evidence:
Implied Evidence

Description:
Possible road route suggested by David Cranstone in 1998. He says that modern and historic maps indicate a plausible and topographically well-designed route for a Roman road from Ebchester in County Durham to Washingwells Fort (HER 143). Much of this line apparently remains visible on modern mapping. From Low Friarside on the County Durham side of the border, the line survives as a series of field boundaries and footpaths. It continues as a track through West Wood then as West Lane and finally as a footpath to Bird Hill. Cranstone says a projection of the line runs slightly south of Washingwells Fort.

Easting:
1739

Northing:
5795

Grid Reference:
NZ17395795

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 5096 >> D. Cranstone, 1998, The View from Washingwells, Roman Fort: An Insight into First Century G?