Maiden Way Roman road (Cumbria)

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

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Maiden Way Roman road (Cumbria) preserves the earthworks of a former stretch of Roman road in Cumbria. It is one of three stretches of Roman road the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest railway station is Brampton (Cumbria), 11.6 km to the south. Nearby Roman sites include Birdoswald, Leahill and Piper Sike Turrets and Harrow's Scar Milecastle.

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