Maiden Way (Roman Road) - 3D LIDAR landscape

3D Model

Maiden Way (Roman Road) - West edge of Pennines (Cumbria).

The road, known as Maiden Way, extended between Kirkby Thore in the south and Carvoran Roman Fort on Hadrian’s Wall. The route traverses Melmerby Fell, climbing from Bank Rigg northwards to nearly 670m above sea level before dropping down to cross Rowgill Burn. Many sections show a clear agger and kerb stones. From Man at Edge Quarry to Bank Rigg the agger is partially preserved and the road descends steeply towards Ardale Beck either via the steep valley of Lad Slack or more directly on the slope on to the east.

3D model from enhanced LIDAR (DSM 1m) © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2022. All rights reserved.

Enhancement of the LIDAR was carried out using tools made available in the QGIS plugin, Relief Visualization Toolbox. Kokalj, Žiga & Hesse, Ralf. (2017). Airborne laser scanning raster data visualization: A Guide to Good Practice.

3D landscape model made using the QGIS2threejs plugin for QGIS.