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 Haceby in Lincolnshire.
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 58b which goes from Grantham - Donnington(Grantham - Donnington).
Icon Key:
58b - Grantham to Donnington (Grantham to Donnington)
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 58b starting near Grantham in Lincolnshire ending near Donington in Lincolnshire ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Grantham
Lincolnshire
Sleaford
Lincolnshire
Donington
Lincolnshire
Current translation for Grantham
G we cannot translate at the moment
r derived from
ere - person
an derived from ƿan - Wetlands
t we cannot translate at the moment
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.
