Stanegate

The Stanegate, or "stone road", was an important Roman road in ancient Britain. Its route was west-to-east, approximately from Carlisle to Corbridge. The route of Hadrian's Wall was based upon the road.

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• Roman Britain
• Roman roads in Britain

Roman road: The Romans, for military, commercial and political reasons, became adept at constructing roads. Many long sections of them are ruler-straight, but it should not be thought that all of them were. The Roman roads were essential for the growth of their empire, by enabling them to move armies speedily...

Britain: This article deals with the history of the word Britain. For clarification of terminology and an overview of articles about Britain and Ireland see British Isles (terminology)....

Carlisle: :This article is about the English city. For other Carlisles see Carlisle (disambiguation)....