SNN112177 - Watling Street and the Gartree Road: some work on two Roman roads in Northamptonshire.
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| Type | Article |
|---|---|
| Title | Watling Street and the Gartree Road: some work on two Roman roads in Northamptonshire. |
| Author/Originator | Brown, A E and Hannan, A |
| Date/Year | 1978 |
Abstract/Summary
This is a record of a cutting made across the line of Watling Street in KIlsby in 1977 and a section across the Gartree Road at Corby. At Watling Street the road was 10.4m wide composed of gravel mixed with a sandy yellow/light brown earth, with a maximum thickness of 0.3m in the centre, where it was penetrated by wheel ruts to a depth of 0.15m. At the Gartree Road the agger had ben composed of pieces of limestone, ironstone and pebbly gravel, mixed with a light orange-brown gritty soil, generally 0,36m thick.
External Links (1)
- https://doi.org/10.5284/1083068 (Link to article on ADS)
Description
Location
NCC Archives Service, Heritage Team SMR Library
Referenced Monuments (11)
- 447/1/21 Disused Section of Watling Street Surviving as Earthworks (Monument)
- 1896/1/11 Gartree Road: Length in Hazel Wood, Corby (Monument)
- 9826/0/15 Open Fields Project: Areas of Survival of Ridge & Furrow (Monument)
- 6446/1 Possible Saxon Cemetery, Watling Street (Monument)
- 5533/0/1 Prehistoric Flints, Watling Street (Monument)
- 447/1 Watling Street Roman Road (Margary Routes 1e & 1f) (Monument)
- 447/1/1 Watling Street: Section at SP573725 (Monument)
- 447/1/2 Watling Street: Section at SP574723 (Monument)
- 447/1/2 Watling Street: Section at SP574723 (Monument)
- 447/1/3 Watling Street: Section at SP578716 (Monument)
- 447/1/4 Watling Street: Section Immediately North of A428 (Monument)
Referenced Events (4)
Record last edited
Sep 4 2024 11:12AM
