Suspected Roman Encampment

Black Down, Winterbourne Steepleton, Dorset

NGRef: SY603881
OSMap: LR194
Type: Possible Roman Camp
Roads
None

"... Examination of a rectangular earthwork found defences comprising rampart, V-sectioned ditch and counterscarp bank enclosing an area of c. 0.1 ha. (¼-acre). A single entrance on the east side was furnished with a pair of post-holes: a possible ascensus was identified in the north-east angle, but there were no internal buildings. The only finds consisted of Durotrigian pottery sealed beneath the rampart." (Britannia, 1971))
See: Britannia ii (1971) p.279.

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