Temporary Marching Camps

Castlecraig, Borders

NGRef: NT1244
OSMap: LR72
Type: 2 Marching Camps
Roads
W (13½) to Castledykes (Strathclyde)
SE (4½) to Lyne (Borders)
N.G.REFDIMENSIONSAREADESCRIPTION
Castlecraig Camp 1
NT124444c.1,720+ x 1,070 ft
(c.457+ x 320 m)		c.42¼+ acres
(c.17+ ha)		St. Joseph points out that the area of this camp may approach 60 acres (24.3 ha).
Castlecraig Camp 2
NT124444500+ x 500+ ft
(150+ x 150+ m)		>5¾ acres
(>2.3 ha)		This small camp occupies the favourable high ground within the larger Camp #1.
See: Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1961-64 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. lv (1965) p.79;
Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1965-1968 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. lix (1969) p.108.

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