This is the route of Roman Ridge under threat from housing development. The actual man-made dyke, now thought to have been constructed long before the Romans even set foot on this island, has probably been destroyed by previous mining activity but that does not mean it should be disregarded as an area of historic importance. It is the joining section between remaining parts of the Scheduled Monument and one of the few remaining sections of its 27km stretch where you can get a sense of what it was like to travel along the prehistoric causeway and pass by Wincobank Hill Fort just as today's travellers drive past Sheffield on the M1 and glance up at the tree covered hilltop and wonder what is up there. A real and tangible connection with the past to be preserved and experienced so that we can understand the full story of technological advance and the engineering that made this country great.
Help us save this designated Open Space from the challenge to its protected status. Make your obection now. Email
howard.baxter@sheffield.gov.uk quoting planning application reference 11/03972/FUL. The deadline to objections to the housing development is 1st February 2012.
For further details visit our website
http://www.wincobankhill.btck.co.uk/ or email
friendsofwincobankhill@gmail.com
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