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363:"Road: the principal road, 13 feet wide, of gravel, with boulder curbstone outside; from near the south-west tower, a gravel road, 9 feet wide, runs to a small plateau in the adjoining field."
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109:Coordinates
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1384:Categories
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653:10 January
490:17 October
414:References
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400:Roman road
306:Manchester
248:Derbyshire
149:Roman fort
118:53°27′09″N
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486:(booklet)
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333:Coventina
310:Northwich
217:Ardotalia
121:1°59′17″W
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