Temporary Marching Camps

Ellisland, Dumfries & Galloway

NGRef: NX9284
OSMap: LR78
Type: 2 Marching Camps
Roads
See Dalswinton (Dumfries & Galloway)

These two small camps lie on the west bank of the Nith, opposite the camps at Dalswinton. Originally suggested in 1949 to be a single camp measuring about 300 x 180 ft., A.P.'s in the early-1950's revealed further crop marks and it was mooted that the camp may be about 200 ft. square, further research undertaken in the early 70's clarified the situation.

N.G.REFDIMENSIONSAREADESCRIPTION
Ellisland Camp 1
NX928843375 x 225 ft
(114 x 69 m)		<2 acres
(0.78 ha)		There is a gateway set in the centre of the SE side of the camp, protected by a tutulus outwork, which proves its identification as Roman.
Ellisland Camp 2
NX928843195 x 185 ft
(59 x 56 m)		>¾ acre
(0.34 ha)		This smaller camp lies within Camp #1, re-using part of the larger camp's north-west and south-west perimeter.
See: Air Reconnaissance of North Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xli (1951) p.59;
Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1951-5 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xlv (1955) pp.85/6;
Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1969-72 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. lxiii (1973) p.217.

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