Is There a Roman Road From Old Sarum (Sorviodunum) to Marlborough?—the Ceaster Herepað of Enford

#wiltshire #enford #romanroads

The Saxon charter of Enford, Wiltshire has some interesting insights into Roman Wiltshire. It can be read (warning: Latin and Old English) here—

https://esawyer.lib.cam.ac.uk/charter...

(Replace all hat characters with ‘th’ and have a go understanding the Old English.)

There are potentially two Roman roads described in this charter. I discuss this idea and photograph wildlife at the same time.

These history walk videos are about the English landscape in and around the south west of England (though I make the odd foray into Wales). I often use ancient charters (such as Saxon charters) to give me insight into the way the landscape was viewed in the past.

But it is not the Saxons that interest me the most (though they do) but the prehistoric world and its ancient monuments, trackways and ditches.

#Archaeology #oldenglishcharters #antiquarians #historywalks #britishhistory