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Roman villa W of Scampton Cliff Farm

Access unclearno public right of way confirmed — check locally before setting out

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

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A Roman villa once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Lincolnshire. It is one of two Roman villas the Albion Guide lists in the county. For arrivals by rail, Saxilby Station is 7.1 km to the south-west.

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Photo along the Viking Way, a 147-mile long-distance path running from Barton-upon-Humber to Oakham, central England.

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Long-distance path

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Photo of Lincoln Castle, a ruined castle in Lincolnshire, central England.Iconic

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Norman walls guarding a Magna Carta original.

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Photo of Lincoln Cathedral, a cathedral in Lincolnshire, central England.Iconic

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Cathedral near Lincoln

Triple-towered medieval cathedral crowning the hilltop city, once the tallest building in the world and visible across the plain for miles.

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Photo of Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace, a ruined palace in Lincolnshire, central England.

Lincoln Medieval Bishops' Palace

Palace near Lincoln

Medieval bishops' palace terraced into the hillside just below Lincoln Cathedral, now ruined, with a vaulted undercroft and a small vineyard.

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Photo of Lincoln Arboretum, a Grade II registered house & garden in Lincolnshire, central England.Highlight

Lincoln Arboretum

House & garden near Lincoln

Lincoln's first public park, laid out by Edward Milner in the 1870s, watched by a stone lion.

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Photo of the River Trent, a 95-mile river navigation running from Shardlow to Trent Falls, central England.Highlight

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River navigation

The powerhouse river of the Midlands, navigable from Shardlow through Nottingham and Newark to the tidal reaches at Gainsborough.

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