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 1c which goes from Rochester - London(Watling Street, Rochester - London)commonly known as 'Watling Street'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Town
Roman Villa
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower
Roman Bloomery
1c - Rochester to London (Watling Street, Rochester to London) commonly known as 'Watling Street'
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 1c starting near Chatham in Medway ending near London in Greater London ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Chatham
Medway
Rochester
Medway
Shorne
Kent
Istead Rise
Kent
London
Greater London
Current translation for Chatham
chat derived from
cete - A cabin or cellar
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.
