The Evolution of Dere Street from Routeway to Motorway: Evidence from the Dishforth to Barton A1 Motorway Improvements Digital Monograph, 2021
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Introduction
This collection comprises the monograph 'The Evolution of Dere Street from Routeway to Motorway: Evidence from the Dishforth to Barton A1 Motorway Improvements' and accompanying figures.
The monograph presents evidence for the development of the long-distance route known as Dere Street revealed by archaeological mitigation work during upgrading of the A1 dual carriageway to motorway status between Dishforth and Barton; stretches of Dere Street are incorporated into the route of the A1(M). The paper traces the lifetime of the road from its earliest antecedents, originally a natural routeway revealed by retreating glaciers of the last ice age, to modern times. The development of the natural routeway into a network of hollow-ways during the Late and Pre-Roman Iron Age, and subsequently into what is recognised as Dere Street during the Roman period, is explored. The key role played by Dere Street in the strategic infrastructure network facilitating Roman transportation into, and control of, northern England, forms the central topic. Finally, the road’s consolidation into a postal and subsequent coach route linking London with Edinburgh as part of the “Great North Road” and the advent of motorised transportation is discussed.
