Surveying Roman military landscapes across northern Britain: The planning of Roman Dere street, Hadrian’s Wall and the Vallum, and the Antonine Wall: The planning of Roman Dere Street, Hadrian’s Wall and the Vallum, and the Antonine Wall in Scotland

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

How did the Romans plan their great road to the north, Dere Street? In setting out to answer this question, and to produce a method for diagnosing the direction of Roman surveying and planning from the landscape and structural remains, John Poulter’s research eventually widened to ask the same question of Hadrian’s Wall, its vallum and the Antonine Wall too. His analysis determines the probable directions in which the three structures were surveyed, and in so doing provides fascinating insight into their possible function - Hadrian’s Wall, for example seem to have been set out with a view to maintaining a good view to the south, making signalling to the rear more of a priority in planning than observing to the north.