Monument record 8592/1/0 - Roman Road - Chester to Caer Gai (Route 66a)

A Roman road has been traced from Chester through to North Wales passing through Ffrith, Bala to Caer Gai with a total length of 40.5 miles (Route 66a). As described by Margary the route left Chester from the south gate passing through Handbridge towards Lache, Balderton and Dodleston where the road probably entered North Wales.

Until recently there has been limited evidence for this route, however, recent work carried out by RJA Dutton has encountered evidence for this route in several locations. (4)

<1> Margary, I. D., 1973, Roman Roads in Britain, p346-247 (Book). SCH2903.

<2> Thompson F.H, 1961, Notes on Roman Roads in Cheshire, 48/1-13 (Article in Journal). SCH5867.

<3> O'Dwyer, S., 1935, The Roman Roads Of Cheshire (Book). SCH2912.

<4> Dutton R.J.A., 2011, Roman roads of North East Wales and Cheshire (Book). SCH6901.

<5> Matthews K J, 1999, The creation of landscapes on the edge of the Empire: roads and the landscapes in northwest Britannia (Article in Monograph). SCH7073.