Dere Street

Course of Dere Street (blue)

The Dere Street was a Roman road between Eboracum , now York and Perthshire in today's Scotland . It was the main route between the north of England and Scotland. Numerous modern roads such as A1 road follow their course to this day.

Surname

In ancient times, Dere Street was based on Gnaeus Iulius Agricola , the long-time Roman governor of Britain , a. a. called via agricola . The current name Dere Street is probably derived from the Anglish Kingdom of Deira .

course

From York, Dere Street runs through Aldborough to Catterick , where it crosses the Swale . Via Bishop Auckland she finally reaches Corbridge , near which she crosses the Stanegate and the Tyne . Past Rochester ( Bremenium Castle ) and over Hadrian's Wall , Dere Street crosses the Cheviot Hills before it ends near the Firth of Forth on Antoninus Wall .

literature

• Thomas H. Rowland: Dere Street: Roman road north from York to Scotland . Newcastle 1974.

Web links

Commons : Dere Street  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Andrew McCloy, Andrew Midgley: Discovering Roman Britain , 2nd edition London 2008, pp. 30 ff.