Temporary Marching Camps

Fourmerkland, Dumfries & Galloway

NGRef: NX9180
OSMap: LR78
Type: 2 Marching Camps
Roads
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N.G.REFDIMENSIONSAREADESCRIPTION
Fourmerkland Camp 1
NX9180c.800 x 800 ft
(c.245 x 245 m)		c.14¾ acres
(c.5.94 ha)		This square camp was discovered on A.P.'s in 1949, lying beside the Cluden Water. Each side has a centrally-placed gateway protected by a tutulus outwork.
Fourmerkland Camp 2
NX9180c.200 x ? ft
(? m)		? acres
(? ha)		Lying some 900 feet (275 m) NW of Camp #1, this much-smaller camp is only partially known. Its E-W dimension is about 200 ft.
See: Air Reconnaissance of North Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xli (1951) p.60.

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