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For Don Scott Roman Road on A59

Posted by Allan Campbell on November 26, 2019, 7:09 am

Don There was a Roman Road that came over the hills to the West of Harrogate near Blubberhouses. It past along what is now the A59 near Menwith Hill base. There is no info as to where it then went. It maybe was going to Aldbourgh near Boroughbridge.

It could have ran close to Ripley Castle as up to about 3 years ago there was a section of what could have been Roman Road remains. It’s been tarmaced over !

That Roman Road must have ran close to where we live say within one mile. It could have dropped down the hill towards Kettlesing, Kettlesing Bottom, and on to Birstwith, before going towards Ripley Castle. However in going down to Kettlesing Bottom it would have lost the. High ground.
It could have dropped down to Kettlesing but then kept to the North of Kettlesing Bottom.

As far as I know the line of this road has been lost at the east end of the Menwith Hill base heading east.

My feeling is that it must have ran near the line of Crow Hill Lane which is one of our regular walks.

Have you seen anything new on this section on that Roman Road.

Allan Campbell

Re: For Don Scott Roman Road on A59

Posted by Don Scott on November 26, 2019, 12:27 pm, in reply to "For Don Scott Roman Road on A59"

I don't go that way anymore Allan, I just catch the No. 24 bus

Seriously now. I could hardly believe it when I checked your local bus services. Harrogate to Blubberhouses (via Otley) 2 hours! As the crow flies, the Romans could have walked it quicker.

I'm afraid I have not followed Roman archaeology in this country very closely since leaving university in 1982. I used my qualifications to follow the path of military history but have always been interested in Romans.

Re: For Don Scott Roman Road on A59

Posted by Allan Campbell on November 26, 2019, 5:43 pm, in reply to "Re: For Don Scott Roman Road on A59"

Thanks Don for the reply. If you live out on the sticks you must have a car. We have a 20 mins walk to get the Harrogate to Pateley Bridge bus. There is nowhere to park near the bus route so we just go into Harrogate by car as we. Can be in Harrogate in the same time that we would have to find a place to park another mile further on.

In the future I could see because of climate considerations that the countryside become more depopulated. There are very few youngsters around these days after they have left school etc.

Some families around us have moved into Harrogate etc. To enable their children to have a social life and also a job.

This is likely to happen to us in say 5-6 years unless the Granddaughter wishes to go to Uni. Which could delay it further. By that time we would have to be in town as driving could well be a problem due to age.

Allan C.

Re: For Don Scott Roman Road on A59

Posted by Lloyd eNZed on November 26, 2019, 6:47 pm, in reply to "Re: For Don Scott Roman Road on A59"

Don As you appear to be a Roman military offiacnado
Do know of a military(Roman) road that ran through Dinsdale Middleton St. George( Darlington area) to Middleton One Row and across a ford on the Co.Durham
of the Tees into Nth Yorks. There was reputed to be some sort of Post just above 'the Ford' on a small hillock natural mound, friends had a small holding on the mound which was the coach house for a large house there to.

Re: For Don Scott Roman Road on A59

Posted by Don Scott on November 27, 2019, 10:14 am, in reply to "Re: For Don Scott Roman Road on A59"

Hello Lloyd.
I have no personal knowledge of Roman Roads in that area other than references that can be found by trawling the net.
For starters try Wikipedia...Cade's Road which may cover the area of interest. OS Landranger Map sheet 93 (2010) which may or may not contain information. ISBN9780319228777. There are other leads to follow on internet and possibly Darlington Library-Local Studies.
The stone you mention could well be the remains of a Roman milestone of which there are a few still in situ throughout the country and others preserved in museums.

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