Monument record 1016/1/1 - Roman road - Cotebrook to Cuddington

<1> Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, 1970-Present, Britannia, 14/299 Waddelove A C & E 1983 (Journal/Periodical). SCH445.

Roman road, Cotebrook to Cuddington. Observations during pipeline construction revealed features parallel to the modern A49 between it & a parish boundary to the east consisting of, from west to east at SJ 57466617, a trench 1.8m wide & 13cm deep, a band of dark brown sand 2.4m in width, a ditch 1.8m wide & 50cm deep & a thick layer of pebbles in dark brown sand 7. 6m wide & 13cm deep. Seems that the road RN:1006/1 was a link between this & the Chester to Manchester road (RN:844/1)

<2> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ56NE28 1985 (Index). SCH2487.

Observation by A C & E Waddelove during pipeline laying traced a Roman road just east of the A49 road; a section at SJ457466617 revealed metalling 7.6m wide and a side ditch. This is suggersted to form a Roman road from Cotebrook to Cuddington,

No surface field evidence for Roman Road, field under crop [F.I. WDC 03.03.87]

<3> Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 1883 -, Transactions of the Lancashire & Cheshire Antiquarian Society, 83/179+181 Waddelove A C & E 1985 (Journal/Periodical). SCH3293.

The ditch is interpreted as the margino or bridle path, although it had wheel-ruts along it. There was neither ditch nor margino on the E but intermittent wheel-ruts in the sand showed there aswell, both perhaps pointing to continued use after the actual road became too rough for traffic