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The Road to Wigan, RR70b: Excavation at Land Gate

Miller, IF

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Abstract

An archaeological excavation in 2018 confirmed the precise course of the Wilderspool to Wigan Roman
road (Margary, 1973 RR70b) as it continues northwards from Ashton-in-Makerfield in Greater
Manchester. Whilst the surface of the road had been removed almost entirely from a combination of
agricultural practice and more recent development, the excavation uncovered the sandstone
foundations and the associated drainage ditches. The recovery of Roman and medieval pottery from
one of these ditches implies that the road persisted as a landscape feature, and its route seemingly
remained in use as a thoroughfare, for a considerable period after the collapse of Roman
administration.

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Miller, I. (2021). The Road to Wigan, RR70b: Excavation at Land Gate. Itinera, 1, 15-28

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Nov 11, 2020
Publication Date May 23, 2021
Deposit Date May 26, 2021
Publicly Available Date May 26, 2021
Journal Itinera
Print ISSN 2039-9251
Electronic ISSN 2635-1578
Publisher Università degli Studi di Milano (University of Milan)
Volume 1
Pages 15-28
Publisher URL http://www.romanroads.org/Itinera/itinera_vol1.html
Related Public URLs http://www.romanroads.org/itinera.html

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