Doubt has been cast in recent years as to whether High Street in the Lake District is really a Roman road. For centuries, High Street has been considered to be the highest Roman road in the country.
If it is indeed a later construction, then what is the highest Roman road in England? That's what we set out to show you in this video.
It entails a pretty arduous climb up onto the North Pennines to reach the point where Margary's M84 crosses the summit plateau of Melmerby Fell. Along the way, we locate the line of the Roman road - the Maiden Way - with features revealing themselves - and we've tried to present this as a useful guide for anyone motivated to put aside their devices and explore this much overlooked road from antiquity.
Where the road crosses the summit, it reveals its Roman origins in all their glory. In what we believe to be another first for YouTube, we look at these impressive remains in detail.
We've visited two other points on this road in previous videos. Links below:
A Roman Lozenge-Shaped Fort
https://youtu.be/Sr2yeH3fcus
Rare Roman Find
https://youtu.be/5aBHzeaOLfs
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