Dere Street from St. Ann's Cross
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Dere Street from St. Ann's Cross
Image: © Matthew Hatton Taken: 16 Jul 2016
This quiet back water is the true line of Dere Street, the Roman Road that ran from Eboracum (York) to Veluniate (Bo'ness) on the Antonine Wall. It has now been bypassed twice by successive widenings of the A1 to the west.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.334389
Longitude
-1.590738