Roman roads in Midlothian at a glance
Midlothian, in Scotland, has about 31.7 km of Roman road in the Itiner-e atlas, mapped as 2 segments. None of it is classed as certain: almost all of it is conjectured, so the line on the map is a best estimate of the course rather than a surveyed route. One road here has a well-known name, and the longest is Dere Street. 1 Roman places (towns, forts, ports and stops) lie along the roads.
- 31.7 kmof Roman road
- 2segments
- 1named road
- 1Roman places
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 0 | 0% |
| Conjectured | 31.7 | 100% |
| Hypothetical | 0 | 0% |
Certain: well documented, mapped to within about 50 to 200 m. Conjectured: known road, course less precisely documented. Hypothetical: route not pinned down, or existence uncertain.
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Named Roman roads in Midlothian
The longest is the Dere Street, with 16.9 km of it in Midlothian.
| Road | Length in Midlothian (km) |
|---|---|
| Dere Street | 16.9 |
Roman places in Midlothian
1 Roman place lies on or beside the roads here. Names come from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Elginhaugh Roman fort
Towns near Roman roads in Midlothian
These are the larger towns in Midlothian that lie within 5 km of a Roman road line on the map (not counting the hypothetical lines). Being close to a Roman road does not make a town Roman, but it shows where the old routes still pass by today.
- Bonnyrigg
- Penicuik
- Mayfield
- Dalkeith
- Loanhead
Source
Road lines: Itiner-e (CC BY 4.0). Places: Pleiades (CC BY 3.0). Lengths are measured along the road lines inside the Midlothian boundary. See all data sources and licences.
Keep exploring
Nearby areas with Roman roads
- Lanarkshire (121 km)
- Dumfries (89.9 km)
- Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (62.9 km)
- Tweeddale (27.5 km)
- City of Edinburgh (11.1 km)