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Dere Street Roman Road - South

Open to visitorsa Historic Environment Scotland site — many are free to wander; staffed ones charge and keep set hours

Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A stretch of Roman road once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Scottish Borders. The Albion Guide lists two stretches of Roman road in the county; this is one of them. The site is in the care of Historic Environment Scotland.

The nearest other stretch of Roman road is Dere Street Roman Road - North, 2.6 km to the north-west. For arrivals by rail, Stow Station is 11.2 km to the south.

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