OSMap: LR117
Type: 3 Marching Camps
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NGRef: SJ4568 OSMap: LR117 Type: 3 Marching Camps |
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The three camps in the Guilden Sutton group were all discovered from the air on 15th August 1995, and are supplemented by another at Hoole, about a third of a mile (c.600m) west of the Pipers Ash camp, which had been discovered during the previous week. All four camps are spaced almost equidistantly apart, about two-thirds of a mile to the north of the Roman road between Chester and Northwich, the camp at Belle Vue Farm being about 2¼ miles (c.3.6km) east of the legionary fortress.
| N.G.REF | DIMENSIONS | AREA | DESCRIPTION |
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| Belle Vue Farm, Guilden Sutton 1, Cheshire | |||
| SJ441678 | c.564 x 390 ft (172 x 119 m) | c.5 acres (c.2.04 ha) | Aside from the S angle, which lies beneath farm buildings, the complete circuit of this camp has been traced. There is a gap in the middle of the NW side which may be a gateway, but none of the gaps visible in both the NE and SW sides may be positively identified as entrances. |
| Cinders Lane, Guilden Sutton 2, Cheshire | |||
| SJ450679 | 230+ x 130+ ft (70+ x 40+ m) | ¾+ acres (0.3+ ha) | This camp is the easternmost of the Guilden Sutton group and is known only from its NW corner-angle, about 130 feet (40m) of the N defences and a longer 230ft (70m) length of the W side. No gateways are recorded. The camp covers an area of at least ¾acre (0.3ha), and was very likely much bigger. |
| Pipers Ash, Guilden Sutton 3, Cheshire | |||
| SJ436677 | ? x 289 ft (? x 88 m) | 2+ acres? (0.8+ ha?) | This camp is known only from its S side together with both angles but only short lengths of the adjacent E and W defences. There is a centrally-placed entrance in the S. If the camp was aligned N-S, which appears likely, its defences would have enclosed at least 2 acres (0.8ha), possibly more. |
