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 Detling in Kent.
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 1b which goes from Canterbury - Rochester(Watling Street, Canterbury - Rochester)commonly known as 'Watling Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Villa
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower
Roman Bloomery
1b - Canterbury to Rochester (Watling Street, Canterbury to Rochester) commonly known as 'Watling Street'
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 1b starting near Gillingham in Medway ending near Canterbury in Kent ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Gillingham
Medway
Faversham
Kent
Upper Harbledown
Kent
Harbledown
Kent
Canterbury
Kent
Current translation for Gillingham
gill derived from
gil - a ravine or valley
ing derived from ænge - troubled village(appear to be fortlets or pallisaded villages)
ham derived from
hamm - Denotes a piece of land surrounded with paling, wicker-work, etc., and so defended against water, which would otherwise wash it away, so a valley settlement or settlement with a jetty.
