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An 8th-century Mercian bridge over the Trent at Cromwell, Nottinghamshire, England

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Chris Salisbury
Chris Salisbury*
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165 Tollerton Lane, Tollerton, Nottingham NG12 4FT, England
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Abstract

Heavyweight civil engineering in Romanized Europe means Roman, one thinks naturally enough. A tree-ring date now identifies a timber-framed bridge pier, previously thought Roman, as dating to the first half of the 8th century AD — Mercian, and the earliest known Saxon bridge in Britain.

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Antiquity , Volume 69 , Issue 266 , December 1995 , pp. 1015 - 1018
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1995

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