| Word |
Meaning |
| accommodation |
Providing lodging or housing. |
| administrator |
A person who sorts out business, school, or governmental affairs. |
| beacon |
A signal fire commonly found on a hill. |
| Bronze Age |
A period of prehistory from around 2400 B.C. - 700 B.C. |
| byways |
A little travelled side road. |
| camber |
A slightly arched or concave surface. |
| chamfer |
To cut off the edge or corner. To bevel. |
|
conquest |
To gain territory in war. |
| contemporary |
People, or in this case buildings, which existed or come into being during the same period of time.
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| demolition |
An act of destruction. |
| drove roads |
A road of ancient origin which was used for herding livestock to market. Sometimes known as a drift road.
|
| engineer |
A designer or builder who is trained in, or follows as a profession, a branch of engineering |
| era |
A fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned. |
| green lane |
This is a right of way. As the name implies the road was grassed and probably a route to market. Some Green lanes were old drove roads.
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| groma |
A surveying tool used by the Romans |
| hillforts |
Fortified settlements of the late Bronze Age and Iron Age. |
| hollow ways |
This is a sunken road. |
| Iron Age |
A period of Prehistory from around 700BC to 43AD |
| livestock |
Farm animals kept for use and profit |
| metalled |
To cover or furnish with a hard surface. |
|
monastic |
Relating to monks or nuns. |
| mileposts |
A post indicating the distance in miles from or to a given point. |
| navigation |
The method of determining position, course, and distance travelled.
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| Neolithic |
This refers to the new stone age. This began around 4500 B.C. and lasted for about 2000 years.
|
| plumb bob |
The metal bob or weight on a line or string. |
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Pre-history |
Before written record. |
| ridgeway |
A path or track along higher ground. |
| smithy |
The workshop of a blacksmith |
| surveyor |
A person whose occupation is surveying land to determine and delineate the form, extent, and position by taking linear and angular measurements. |
|
toll |
A tax or fee paid for passing over a highway or bridge. |
|
topography |
The physical or natural features of the land. |
| turnpike |
A road on which tolls are collected.
This term is derived from the toll bar which was in a shape resembling a pike.
|
| unemployment |
People without work. |
| viaduct |
A long elevated roadway usually crossing a deep valley. |
