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This map is showing 'Roman Implied, Roman Actual named locations ' of type 'Roman City, Roman Town, Roman Villa, Roman Major Fort, Roman Watch Tower, Roman Port, Roman Bloomery' centered on Burneston in North Yorkshire.
Map Logic
This map shows Roman roads shown in black derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman Roads in Britain' published in 1955. These maps are plotted as accurately as is possible from the books. There are problems with mapping 50 years later as there have been significant road and town changes which have hidden some of the original places mentioned in the texts.

The red roads are derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman ways in the Weald' published in 1948.

Major Roman locations are shown as icons, please click the icon for the modern location and its Roman name.

This map shows the Roman Road course described by Ivan D Margary as 8b which goes from Aldborough - Catterick Bridge(Aldborough - Catterick Bridge)commonly known as 'Dere Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Watch Tower

8b - Aldborough to Catterick Bridge
(Aldborough to Catterick Bridge)
commonly known as 'Dere Street'

Ivan D Margary Roman Road 8b starting near York in North Yorkshire ending near Richmond in North Yorkshire ....

This route passes through the following locations.
York  North Yorkshire
Thirsk  North Yorkshire
Bedale  North Yorkshire
Northallerton  North Yorkshire
Leeming Bar  North Yorkshire
Northallerton  North Yorkshire
Richmond  North Yorkshire
Catterick  North Yorkshire
Richmond  North Yorkshire
Current translation for York
  york derived from eofor wick - eofor wild boar
wick vicus - small provincial roman town
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Eboracum(Berkshire)
Eboracum(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Thirsk
  thirsk derived from þirsce - threshing place
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Tresc(Yorkshire)
Tresch(Yorkshire)
Tresche(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Bedale
  be derived from bi - bees
  dale derived from dæl - valley
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Bedale(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Northallerton
  north derived from norþ - north
  aller derived from ellen/alr/aler - elder trees
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Alreton(Berkshire)
Aluerton(Berkshire)
Aluertone(Berkshire)
Aluretune(Berkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Leeming Bar
  leem derived from lim - lime
  ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
  bar derived from bær - beer or a place where barley was grown
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Northallerton
  north derived from norþ - north
  aller derived from ellen/alr/aler - elder trees
  ending in ton derived from tun - a settlement on a hill
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Names found:Alreton(Berkshire)
Aluerton(Berkshire)
Aluertone(Berkshire)
Aluretune(Berkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Richmond
  rich derived from rice - powerful ruler
  mond derived from mund - a mound
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Catterick
  catterick derived from Cataractonium vicus - The town near Cataractonium
Found in Domesday 1086AD
Name found:Catrice(Yorkshire)
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
Current translation for Richmond
  rich derived from rice - powerful ruler
  mond derived from mund - a mound
Place name translation provided by saxonhistory.co.uk
 
Locations Shown on map
Original Name Type CountyCurrent Name
Roman Watch Tower
Cataractoni Roman Watch Tower North Yorkshire Modern name is Catterick
Roman City
Isurium Roman City North Yorkshire Modern name is Aldborough


External References in no particular order :-
Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Online Anglo Saxon dictionary
Online Etymology dictionary
Open Domesday Book - The first free online copy of the Domesday Book
The Ermine Street Guard Roman re-enactment and research Society
The "Kent A" cadastre - page 5 - Peterson 2002
Archaeologia Cantiana Online
Romney Marsh Research Trust
Romney Marsh the Fifth Continent
VillageNet the reference guide to villages in Kent & Sussex
Global warming Flood Maps
The Anglo Saxon Chronicles
Google Maps - the core of the system
GeoPlaner - Useful site for plotting map data
Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars 55BC(Books 4 & 5)
Wikipedia - Caesar's invasions of Britain
Wikipedia - Portus Istus
The Geography of Claudius Ptolemy (Bill Thayers)
Roman Britain.org
Runetree Beowulf
Bayeux Tapestry Online
The Secrets of the Norman Invasion
Chronicles of John of Worcester
Battle Historic Society
Binsted village website(Mearcredesburnan Steðe)
The Spears of Andred
Find British Archaelogical Sites
Wealden Iron Research Group
Topographic Map of the UK

 

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