Dere Street
Dere Street or Deere Street is a modern designation of a Roman road which ran north from Eboracum (York), crossing the Stanegate at Corbridge (Hadrian's Wall was crossed at the Portgate, just to the north) and continuing beyond into what is now Scotland, later at least as far as the Antonine Wall. It was the Romans' major route for communications and supplies to the north and to Scotland. Portions of its route are still followed by modern roads, including the A1(M) (south of the River Tees), the B6275 road through Piercebridge, where Dere Street crosses the River Tees, and the A68 north of Corbridge in Northumberland.
| Dere Street | |
|---|---|
| Roman Road | |
Route of Dere Street | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 226 mi (364 km) |
| Time period | Roman Britain Saxon Britain Norman Britain |
| Margary number | 8 |
| Major junctions | |
| From | Eboracum |
| Isurium, Cataractonium, Morbium, Vinovium, Longovicium, Vindomora, Coria, Onnum, Habitancum, Bremenium, Trimontium, Inveresk, Cramond | |
| To | Veluniate |
| Location | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Road network | |
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