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The Western Stanegate Roman Road, Margary 85The forts of Burgh 1 and Kirkbride pre-date Hadrian's Wall and are considered contemporary with the Stanegate forts east of Carlisle. The proposal for a western road extension of the Stanegate serving them has often been suggested. In truth they would have needed road connections. Professor Barri Jones was probably at the forefront of researching this and in addition to recording a short length of road at Finglandrigg also proposed a linear palisade. Lidar coverage is currently (2018) very patchy but at last evidence for the beginnings of this road are clearly visible. It route west from this spot will probably have to await the new Environment Agency lidar coverage.
Reference Professor G.D.A. Jones & D.J. Woolliscroft, Hadrian's Wall from the Air, 2001 Details of his discoveries in this area are covered on pages 68-71. Despite references to a road on Finglandrigg he concentrates more on running ditches and watch towers. Somewhat frustratingly lacking in detail for us.
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