Markethill Road
Road (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Markethill Road
Classification Road (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Langcausway
Canmore ID 123658
Site Number NS65NW 75
NGR NS 6245 5780
NGR Description From NS 6245 5780 to NS 6285 5690
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/123658
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish East Kilbride (South Lanarkshire)
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District East Kilbride
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS65NW 75 6245 5780 to 6285 5690
NS 6245 5780 to NS 6285 5690 An evaluation was designed to assess the evidence for the date and character of a stretch of road which once formed part of the main road from East Kilbride to Rutherglen. The road was replaced in 1791 by a route further to the E, and was potentially Roman in origin.
The three sections investigated revealed clear indications of more than one phase of constructional activity, but this related to the roadside drains rather than the road itself. No finds of Roman date were recovered and the techniques utilised in the construction of the road were not consistent with those evident in examples of Roman roads elsewhere in Britain.
A copy of the report will be deposited with the NMRS.
Sponsor: Glasgow City Council.
K Speller and A Leslie 1997
