OSMap: LR86
Type: 2 Marching Camps
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NGRef: NY4560 OSMap: LR86 Type: 2 Marching Camps |
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| N.G.REF | DIMENSIONS | AREA | DESCRIPTION |
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| Moss Side 1, Cumbria | |||
| NY 4562 6030 | 282 x 374 ft (86 x 114 m) | c.2½ acres (1 ha) | The defences of this camp delineate a parallelogram. There are gateways placed in the centre of the W and E sides, with an external titulum outside the E, but large gaps in the N & S defences cannot be proven to be gates. This camp lies almost entirely within the defences of Camp-2, and was possibly built first. |
| Moss Side 2, Cumbria | |||
| NY 4569 6031 | 614 x 690 ft (187 x 210 m) | 9¾ acres (3.9 ha) | This almost rectangular camp has gateways placed centrally in its E & W sides and others in the N & S sides off-set towards the E; the camp therefore faced E. A trapezoidal annexe of 3 acres (1.2 ha) was attached to the W end of the N defences of this camp. |
The camps lie in fields to the east of the Hadrian's Wall Path as it follows the Sandy Lane (Track) between the Wall and the Stanegate; the field boundary with the trigonometric point at 32 metres elevation (NY 4580 6034) lies roughly 20 metres beyond the eastern defenses of the largest camp.
