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Bob Dobson · 29-12-2009, 12:10

I hate to be a spoil sport, but the likelihood of this being a Roman road is very low. There is no record of them having crossed through Accrington, never mind having made a road. It could be an old track, but Roman? - no. Medieval? -possibly. Mythology along the lines of tunnels leading to Whalley Abbey.

Incidentally, the next meeting of the Local History Society is on Thursday 7th Jan in the library and is about the Roman Army, especially the soldiers based at Ribchester.

29-12-2009, 12:10	#27
Bob Dobson Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Staining, Blackpool Posts: 3,096 Liked: 407 times Rep Power: 158674	Re: Hardly the gates of paradise I hate to be a spoil sport, but the likelihood of this being a Roman road is very low. There is no record of them having crossed through Accrington, never mind having made a road. It could be an old track, but Roman? - no. Medieval? -possibly. Mythology along the lines of tunnels leading to Whalley Abbey. Incidentally, the next meeting of the Local History Society is on Thursday 7th Jan in the library and is about the Roman Army, especially the soldiers based at Ribchester.