Roman roads in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale at a glance
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, in Scotland, has about 62.9 km of Roman road in the Itiner-e atlas, mapped as 5 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. 4 Roman places (towns, forts, ports and stops) lie along the roads.
- 62.9 kmof Roman road
- 5segments
- 1named road
- 4Roman places
| How certain | Length (km) | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Certain | 0 | 0% |
| Conjectured | 62.9 | 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 Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
The longest is the Dere Street, with 62.9 km of it in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.
| Road | Length in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (km) |
|---|---|
| Dere Street | 62.9 |
Roman places in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
4 Roman places lie on or beside the roads here. Names come from the Pleiades gazetteer.
- Trimontium
- Brownhart Law
- Cappuck
- Oxton
Source
Road lines: Itiner-e (CC BY 4.0). Places: Pleiades (CC BY 3.0). Lengths are measured along the road lines inside the Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale boundary. See all data sources and licences.
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