1. Dere Street
Sarah Carlsen
CLCV 340

2. Choose Your Own Adventure
Construction
Use
Archaeological Findings
Discussion Questions
York into southern scotland
-”deira” -

3. Construction AD 79-81 Use of local materials Bridges, fords
-where wood comes from- and quarry pits – specifically include the types of wood at Dun Law
-embankment (agger)

4. Use Advance Roman Army Links Forts + symbolic show of Roman power
-disrepair after they withdraw
-Agricola’s other infrastructure

5. Archaeological Findings
Dun Law: boggy hillside
Local woods
1. Drainage gully
2. Lattice-logs and brushwood matting
3. Sub-base (reddish-pink clay)
4. Cobbled layer
5. Surface clay, silt, gravel

6. Discussion Questions
How does Dere Street fit into discussions about hybridity we have considered throughout this course?
What does the construction of Dere Street have in common with other Roman infrastructure projects in Britain? Eg: Hadrian’s Wall, Fishbourne Palace, etc.

7. Bibliography
 Davies, Hugh. “Designing Roman Roads.” Britannia 29 (1998): pg
“Dere Street Roman Road, Soutra.” Britain Express. Accessed March 12,
“Dere Street Roman Road, Soutra.” Historic Environment Scotland. Accessed March 12,
O’Connell, Chris, Ross White, and Michael Cressey. “Excavation Across the Dere Street Roman Road at Dun Law, Scottish Borders.” In Scottish Archaeological Internet Report 57 (2014):
Tacitus. Agricola. Translated by Anthony R. Birley. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.