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 Jarrow in Tyne And Wear.
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 809 which goes from Wrekenton - South Shields(Wrekenton - South Shields)commonly known as 'Wrekendyke'.
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower
809 - Wrekenton to South Shields (Wrekenton to South Shields) commonly known as 'Wrekendyke'
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 809 starting near Gateshead in Tyne and Wear ending near South Shields in Tyne and Wear ....
