Aldborough

• Aldborough is a village located on the river Ure, close to the A1M near Boroughbridge, in the County of North Yorkshire, where Dere Street crossed the River Ure,
• It is not to be confused with Aldeburgh in Suffolk.

History

• It was the Roman town of Isurium Brigantum, capital of the Brigantes, a British Tribe whose territory covered Yorkshire, Lancashire, Northumberland and Durham.
• It is listed in Iter I and Iter II of the Antonine Itinerary.

Roman Site and Museum

• Aldborough Roman Site
  • The Site is managed by English Heritage
  • Two Roman Mosaics
  • A section of the Roman town wall
  • A Museum holding various Roman Artefacts found on the site.

Roman Roads

• Dere Street
  • York-Aldborough-Hadrian's Wall–Antonine Wall.
• Iter I
  • Same route as Dere Street to York, then Ermine Street as far as Brough-on-Humber.
• Iter II
  • Carlisle to Chester via York then Watling Street to London and Richborough.
• Iter V
  • Pye Road from London to Caistor St Edmund, then Cambridge–Lincoln-Doncaster-York-Aldborough-Carlisle.

Nearby Sites

• York
• Devil's Arrows

Aldborough Roman Site