Cade's Road

Cade's Road is a Roman Road in north-east England [1]. It is named after John Cade of Durham, an 18th-century antiquarian who in 1785 proposed its existence and possible course from the Humber Estuary northwards to the River Tyne, a distance of about 100 miles [1]. The road's Roman name is unknown [1]. Although evidence exists for such a road on some parts of the proposed route, there is still some doubt regarding its exact course [1]. Cade's Road began at Brough on the north bank of the River Humber, where there was a ferry, a Roman fort and civilian settlement alongside a major Celtic settlement [1]. The road ran past the Roman fort of Concangis, located at Chester-le-Street [1]. Concangis is the only known Roman fort on the road between York and Newcastle [1].