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Newport Arch

Lincoln

A Roman gateway that traffic still drives through.

Newport Arch was the north gate of the Roman city of Lindum, built in the 200s. It is the only Roman arch in Britain that traffic still passes under.

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When
Third century AD
Where
53.2360, -0.5380
Group
Roman Britain

Visiting

On Bailgate in Lincoln, a short walk from the cathedral.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Britain by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Britain

The Romans arrived in AD 43. For most people that is where the history of Britain begins. But by the time the legions landed, people had already been living on these islands for thousands of years. They had hunted, farmed, mined flint, dragged stones across the country, raised a hill by hand, and buried their dead in great tombs. They left no written words. What they left was the ground itself. Every place in this book can be visited, or has been dug up, or is in a museum.

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