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| Name: | LINCOLN SECTION OF THE ROMAN ROAD FROM LINCOLN TO BURGH LE MARSH |
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| HER Number: | MLI70019 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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Summary
LINCOLN SECTION OF THE ROMAN ROAD FROM LINCOLN TO BURGH LE MARSH
| Grid Reference: | SK 987 719 |
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| Map Sheet: | SK97SE |
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| Parish: | MINSTER, LINCOLN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Full description
FROM THE EAST GATE OF LINCOLN ON MAIN ROAD WAS LAID OUT, ON THE LINE OF WRAGBY ROAD/BUNKERS HILL. IT GAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO THE WOLDS, AND THEN SWUNG ROUND THROUGH EAST TO SOUTH-EAST TO APPROACH THE NORTHERN SHORE OF THE WASH. {1} EVIDENCE OF A METALLED ROAD AND ROADSIDE DITCH WAS FOUND DURING A WATCHING BRIEF AT KENNINGTON HOUSE, 84 BUNKER'S HILL (TF 0003 7303). IT WAS ORIENTED ON A ROUGHLY NORTH-EAST TO SOUTH-WEST AXIS. ALTHOUGH NO DATEABLE ARTEFACTS WERE RECOVERED, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL LINE OF THE ROAD. {2}, LENGTH 2.95 KM
<1> Margary, I.D., 1973, Roman Roads in Britain (3rd edition), No.27, pp.238-40, fig.7a (Bibliographic Reference). SLI1094.
<2> City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit, June 1994, Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln, WRA94 (Report). SLI5167.
<3> City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit, June 1994, Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln, LCNCC 19.94 (Archive). SLI1545.
Monument Types
- ROAD (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Associated Events
- Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Bibliographic Reference: Margary, I.D.. 1973. Roman Roads in Britain (3rd edition). No.27, pp.238-40, fig.7a. |
| <2> | Report: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. June 1994. Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. WRA94. |
| <3> | Archive: City of Lincoln Archaeology Unit. June 1994. Kennington House, 84 Bunkers Hill, Lincoln. LCNCC 19.94. |
Related records
| MLI42944 | Related to: Roman Road (Monument) |
| MLI50580 | Related to: Roman Road from Lincoln to Burgh le Marsh (Monument) |
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