Dere Street - south-east
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Dere Street - south-east
Image: © Jonathan Billinger Taken: 19 Apr 2007
A metalled section of the Roman Road looking towards Shibden Hill. Dere Street was constructed in the late 1st century AD to link the legionary fortress of York (Eburacum) and Inchtuthil, near Perth, via Durham. Long after the Romans had withdrawn from Britain, this remained the principal north-south route for medieval armies, such as the 6th century warriors of the Gododdin and the armies of Edward I in the Wars of Independence.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.471391
Longitude
-2.446997