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<< Text Pages >> High Street Roman Road - Ancient Trackway in England in Cumbria

Submitted by Antonine on Wednesday, 31 May 2023  Page Views: 335

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: High Street Roman Road
Country: England County: Cumbria Type: Ancient Trackway
Nearest Town: Penrith  Nearest Village: Martindale
Map Ref: NY43470988
Latitude: 54.481105N  Longitude: 2.873988W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
5 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
2 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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The course of the Roman Road that ran along High Street Fell. There was once a Roman Altar which stood as a wayside shrine on High Street. It is now a font in Martindale Old Church.
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