Monument record 0240300000 - VIATORES ROAD 169B
Summary
Suggested route of a possible Roman road from Verulamium to Ivinghoe Beacon
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- (Former Type) ROAD? (Roman - 43 AD to 409 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 21km,
Plan Form - LINEAR
VERULAMIUM TO IVINGHOE BEACON ROAD. JUST SHORT OF RINGSHALL LODGE TURNS NW. SHOWN ON EARLY MAPS, ALIGNED ON IVINGHOE BEACON. AGGER VISIBLE FOR 1/2 MILE N OF PRESENT RINGSHALL-IVINGHOE BEACON ROAD. AT BEACON COINCIDES WITH GROUP OF PRE-EXISTING(?) BANKS AND DITCHES (B1).
NGR'S FROM MAPS IN B1 (B2).
Conjectured line of a Roman road identified in the 1960's, lacking substantiating evidence on the ground. The conjectured route runs from Verulamium to Ivinghoe Beacon, roughly parallel, but S of Watling Street (B5).
Sources (5)
- <1>SBC16288 Bibliographic reference: VIATORES 1964 ROMAN ROADS IN THE S.E.MIDLANDS PP15 5-159 AND MAPS PP413-414.
- <2>SBC89 Bibliographic reference: A.R.PIKE,DEC.1977..
- <3>SBC752 Bibliographic reference: Richard W Bagshawe. 1979. ROMAN ROADS.
- <4>SBC23817 Bibliographic reference: 2010. Archaeological Survey of the Ashridge Estate: Vol VII - Area F.
- <5>SBC29545 Verbal communication: Edmund Lee (RCHME). 1996. Information from OS Archaeology division archives and 1971 field reports.
Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 9713 1560 (2538m by 2498m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | IVINGHOE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Jun 11 2026 1:41PM
