Putative line of Roman road between Little Waltham and Great Dunmow (EHER 80686)

This is the suggested line of a Roman road between Little Waltham and Great Dunmow, potentially forming part of a route connecting Chelmsford and Great Chesterford, but there is no clear archaeological evidence for a road at this location.

NRHE data import: Margary's road number RR 300 <1> is a convenient cover for what are probably three separate pieces of road; Waltham to Dunmow, Dunmow to Radwinter, and Radwinter to Great Chesterford, which allow communication between Chelmsford and Great Chesterford. There is nothing to suggest that they constitute an integral through route. The evidence is slight, but enough to make each leg of the route generally acceptable. See <2> for bibliography to 1973, air photographs, and field investigation reports from 1950, 1977 and 1978]. This stretch of road runs from Little Waltham to Great Dunmow. It continues to the north as EHER 1185 and to the south as EHER 6057. 2003. Field survey - exact location on the line of the road is unknown. No evidence was seen for the Roman road on the ground nor on the aerial photographs supplied. <3>