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The Roman roads of the Portslade/Aldrington area in relation to a possible Roman port at Copperas Gap.
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Sussex Archaeological Collections 143 |
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Sussex Archaeological Collections
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143
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135 - 149 |
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| Abstract: |
From a re-examination of the possible courses of the London to Brighton Roman road through the South Downs it is concluded that it passed to Copperas Gap, on the Portslade/Aldrington coast. Other proposed Roman roads of the Portslade/Aldrington area are also found to have probably ended there. The existence of a Roman port at Copperas Gap is therefore suggested, and some evidence in support of this is presented, from the pattern of Roman remains about the Gap, and the apparent significance of the locality in Saxon times. The region's Roman roads generally are discussed in the light of the port's supposed existence. The question of whether the area might be important for the Saxon conquest of Sussex is raised. Copperas Gap was also found to be the probable site of the recent lost maritime centre of West Aldrington, and a brief account of this is given, including the observation that it could be the place from which Charles II sailed in his escape to France in 1651. |
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2005
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| 1651 (Auto Detected Temporal) |
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| Created Date: |
05 Mar 2007 |
