Key Words :- roman road

Address :- Pickering, North Yorkshire
Grid Ref :- SE 79339 93862
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.334162 , Long -0.781351
Local Authority :- Ryedale District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - North Riding
Site Status :- Scheduled Ancient Monument SAM
Historic England List No - 1004876,
Site Condition :- Site conserved and open to the public

Description and History of Site:-
Roman road, fully described in Scarborough & District Archaeological Society Pickering Moor Research Report No. 4

Taylor (1979): 'The Roman road across the North York Moors from Malton to Whitby is known by this name. On Wheeldale Moor (SE 805975) a three-quarter mile length has been exposed and cleared by the Department of the Environment as a national monument. The road is surfaced with large stones, and traces of small culverts, put in by the engineers for drainage, are still visible.'

Further Reading and References:-
Scarborough & District Archaeological Society - Industrial Archaeology - Area 1 1974
Taylor, Christopher. 'Roads and Tracks of Britain'. J M Dent & Sons Ltd, 1979

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