Simple Site Research contiued **
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Check out if the Roman roads on the 1 inch to the mile map are depicted the same as those on the Roman Road map. Any that are on the Roman Road map, but that are not on the 1 inch to the mile map, should be added in clearly with a blue ball point pen, as should any missing large or small settlements. Check the map for Roman towns and dwellings. Look for old churches and monasteries, water mills, wind mills, castles, forts, and marching camps. All will be at strategic points. S Draw a circle on your map, equivalent to around a mile radius on the ground, around any castle, fort, or marching camp. Pick one in an area you already detect in, or intend to detect in. Look within the circle for any old tracks or footpaths, and anything that resembles an old dwelling or resting place. Pay special attention to any that pass or generate from what could have been a watering hole |
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Mark each footpath, track way, etc. with a different colour ball point pen. Then draw a larger diameter circle on the map, representing 2 miles radius on the ground. Again, look for and mark all points of interest with different colour ball pens. Make up and record your own colour code. Say red for footpaths, green for trackways, etc. Continue to draw circles around your fort or castle, increasing the diameter by a mile radius on the ground each time, until you have covered a 5 mile radius around it, and mark off the points of interest each time. Next, pick another fort or castle, ideally around 10 miles from the first, and repeat the marking up again. It does not matter if the place you choose is near the coast, or on the edge of the map, you will just end up with less than full circles around them. |
