THE HADRIAN’S WALL MILITARY WAY: A Frontier Road Explored

• Brief Summary

Dave's talk provides a taster of his new book, which collates and summarises the previous excavations and findings of this poorly unusual Roman road, analysing the road’s location along a constrained corridor between Hadrian's Wall and the earthwork to its rear, the Vallum. The analysis reveals a clear pattern as to how the road was laid out relative to the other linear structures. The structure of the road, plus the many and impressive road engineering features such as terraces, cuttings, zig zags and inclines are considered, as is a likely construction date, leading to an inference as to the traffic the road could support and therefore its likely role supporting the frontier. The road is very visible and accessible, particularly in the centre crags section and is probably the most impressive example of Roman road engineering in Britain, one which is well worth taking the effort to visit and walk along, for which a walking guide is included. Publishing is through Mike Bishop's Armatura Press.

This presentation will take place via Zoom, and will be followed by a Q&A session. Attendees will receive a link by email after registration, and on the day of the talk. The meeting room will open to the public at 7:15pm with the talk starting at 7:30pm.