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David Ratledge has been looking for Roman roads in Lancashire for the past 45 years. Using Lidar data, he’s found a road that stretches from Ribchester to Lancaster, a distance of more than ten ...
He said the road in Lancashire is the first 'new' Roman road to be discovered in 150 years. Writing for Romanroads.org, Mr Ratledge explained: "The road is remarkably clear in several sections ...
What does this LiDAR map of London have to do with the rediscovery of a centuries-lost Roman Road in Lancashire, connecting Ribchester and Catterall? Back in 43AD, after the Roman conquest of ...
Roman roads were large structures ... including what is now Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria, was controlled by a Celtic tribe known as the Brigantes. Roman writer Tacitus wrote it was the ...
who had been researching Lancashire’s Roman roads for more than 45 years, used the data to find 10 miles of a ‘lost’ Roman road between Ribchester and Lancaster, as well as 10 other routes ...
Along the Roman Road at Blackstone Edge Last week I was strolling around Ribchester and started to think about Roman roads. This reminded me that in my diary way back in July I made a note to ...
Remains of a 2,000-year-old Roman road could be sliced apart by a £65m Preston industrial estate if plans are approved. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post ...
The roads helped Roman squads conquer and control a large region of northern England, including Lancashire, Yorkshire and Cumbria. The discoveries are giving clues to a neglected chapter in the ...
“Previously in Lancashire we only had aerial photographs ... Eventually, Toller and Gethin hope to find even more Roman roads using images captured by remote sensing technology.