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The 'Fen Causeway' Roman road
Margary (1955) noted that "Traces of a Roman road have for long been recognized crossing the Fens on a course from Peterborough through Whittlesea, March, and Nordelph to Denver, ... ", and described this under his road number 25, the 'Fen Road'. The road probably connected to the Roman roads of Ermine Street and King Street near Water Newton, west of Peterborough, and continued east beyond the Fens to the Icknield Way. In many places its precise course is uncertain, and recent research using LiDAR imagery sometimes suggests a different route to that marked as 'fen causeway' on OS maps.
A summary of archaeological investigations is given on the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website, and maps of the route based on LiDAR can be found on David Ratledge's website.
Norfolk Heritage Explorer. NHER number 2796. Link
Margary, I.D. (1955). Roman Roads in Britain, Volume 1, South of the Foss Way - Bristol Channel. Phoenix House Ltd. (London).
Ratledge, D. (update March 2025). The Fen Causeway. In: Travelling with the Romans - Roman Roads in Britannia. Link
A summary of archaeological investigations is given on the Norfolk Heritage Explorer website, and maps of the route based on LiDAR can be found on David Ratledge's website.
Norfolk Heritage Explorer. NHER number 2796. Link
Margary, I.D. (1955). Roman Roads in Britain, Volume 1, South of the Foss Way - Bristol Channel. Phoenix House Ltd. (London).
Ratledge, D. (update March 2025). The Fen Causeway. In: Travelling with the Romans - Roman Roads in Britannia. Link
by Tim Heaton
Created: Thu, 22 May 2025, Updated: Fri, 23 May 2025
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