Ackling Dyke

Ackling Dyke is a Roman road in England running 22 miles from Old Sarum (Roman name Sorviodunum) to Badbury Rings (Roman name Vindocladia) [1]. The agger (road embankment) measures up to 50 feet wide and 6 feet high [2]. It provided a rapid transit route for soldiers across Cranborne Chase [3].

TypeRoad/avenue/trackway
Period1 - 500 AD
CountryEngland
Coordinates50.9390° N, 1.9844° W

Related resources

More sites in England

Dorset Cursus · Wor Barrow · Oakley Down Barrow Cemetery · Knowlton Circles · Bokerley Dyke · Martin Down Enclosure · Thickthorn Down Long Barrows · Woodcutts Settlement · South Lodge Camp · Rotherley Down Settlement · Chiselbury · Knoll Camp · Badbury Rings · Castle Ditches · Rockbourne Roman Villa · Buzbury Rings · Whitsbury Castle · Dudsbury Camp · Grovely Castle · Ebsbury · Castle Rings, Wiltshire · Clearbury Ring · Frankenbury Camp · The Salisbury Museum

All sites in England

Was this page useful?

Keep exploring

Every site on this page sits on the globe, and the people who research them are on the Discord.

3D Globe · Sites by country · Story Archive · Research Library · Weekly Journal · Search