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NGRef: NY824678 OSMap: LR87 Type: Marching Camp |
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Stanegate: E (4) to Newbrough (Northumberland) Stanegate: WSW (3) to Vindolanda (Chesterholm, Northumberland) via Crindledykes | |
Aside from the Stanegate camp here on Grindon Common, there are other camps about 1½ miles to the north close by Hadrian's Wall at Grindon School and Coesike.
| N.G.Ref | Dimensions | Area | Description |
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| NY824678 | 131 x 131 ft (40 x 40 m) |
c.¼ acre (0.1 ha) |
This small camp is a parallelogram in form and has gateways located centrally in all four sides; those to east and west having barely discernable external titulum earthworks. The whole area is obscured by medieval 'ridge & furrow' and levelled by modern farming. |