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 Chester Moor in County Durham.
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 80b which goes from Durham - Newcastle Upon Tyne(Durham - Newcastle Upon Tyne).
Icon Key:
Roman City
Roman Major Fort
Roman Watch Tower
80b - Durham to Newcastle Upon Tyne (Durham to Newcastle Upon Tyne)
Ivan D Margary Roman Road 80b starting near Durham in County Durham ending near Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear ....
This route passes through the following locations.
Durham
County Durham
Chester le Street
County Durham
Chester-le-Street
County Durham
Birtley
Tyne and Wear
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
Current translation for Durham
dur derived from
deor - deer
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.
