Chisholm, M. (2023). Reach Lode, Cambridgeshire. When was it dug?. Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 112. Vol 112, Cambridge: Cambridge Antiquarian Society. pp. 99-111. https://doi.org/10.5284/1116735. Cite this via datacite

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Title:		 Reach Lode, Cambridgeshire. When was it dug?
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Issue:		 Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society 112
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Page Start/End:		 99 - 111
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Abstract:		 It is well known that Reach was an important medieval inland port, connected to the river Cam and the Fenland waterways by an artificial channel of unknown date, Reach Lode. It is widely believed that the Lode was first dug in Roman times. Reach Lode is particularly important because, uniquely among the East Cambridgeshire lodes, it has seemed that there was reliable evidence for dating its origin. However, when the evidence for a Roman origin is examined, it becomes apparent that the attribution should be reviewed, forcing consideration of an alternative Anglo-Saxon or post-Norman Conquest date for a lode. As will be shown, there is a fundamental problem in the literature from as early as 1933 and continuing up to the present day. Scholars have assumed that a Roman waterway connection between Reach and the Cam at Upware could only have been achieved by means of an artificial channel virtually all the way. What has not been considered is the possibility that a natural stream may have been used.
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Author:		 Michael Chisholm
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Publisher:		 Cambridge Antiquarian Society
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Year of Publication:		 2023
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Reach
East Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
England
canal
stone tools
boundary ditches
Roman 43 to 410 (AD)
Early Medieval 410 to 1066
Mesolithic -10000 to -4000
Late Iron Age -100 to 43
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Created Date:		 05 Jan 2024