Map Position This map is showing 'Roman Implied, Roman Actual named locations ' of type 'Roman City, Roman Town, Roman Villa, Roman Major Fort, Roman Watch Tower, Roman Port, Roman Bloomery' centered on 51.162752,0.552848 in .
Map Logic This map shows Roman roads shown in black derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman Roads in Britain'
published in 1955. These maps are plotted as accurately as is possible from the books.
There are problems with mapping 50 years later as there have been significant road and town changes which
have hidden some of the original places mentioned in the texts.
The red roads are derived from Ivan D Margary 'Roman ways in the Weald' published in 1948.
Major Roman locations are shown as icons, please click the icon for the modern location and its Roman name.
This map shows the Roman Road course described by Ivan D Margary as 13 which goes from Rochester - Hastings(Rochester - Maidstone - Hastings).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Villa
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower
Roman Bloomery
13 - Rochester to Hastings (Rochester to Maidstone to Hastings)
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 13 starting near Rochester in Medway ending near Cripps Corner in East Sussex ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Rochester
Medway
Chatham
Medway
Blue Bell Hill
Kent
Aylesford
Kent
Maidstone
Kent
Boughton Monchelsea
Kent
Maidstone
Kent
Boughton Monchelsea
Kent
Tonbridge
Kent
Staplehurst
Kent
Tonbridge
Kent
Cranbrook
Kent
Sissinghurst
Kent
Cranbrook
Kent
Benenden
Kent
Sandhurst
Kent
Bodiam
East Sussex
Robertsbridge
East Sussex
Cripps Corner
East Sussex
Robertsbridge
East Sussex
Cripps Corner
East Sussex
Current translation for Rochester
Rochester derived from
Hrofæscæ/Hrofcæster - hrof - roofed(more specifically ship shed) - so shipbuilding
cæster - roman fortified town- from latin castrum
