OSMap: LR38/45
Type: Marching Camp
Plan of the Raedykes Camp
(adapted from Collingwood)
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NGRef: NO8490 OSMap: LR38/45 Type: Marching Camp |
Plan of the Raedykes Camp (adapted from Collingwood) |
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| N.G.REF | DIMENSIONS | AREA |
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| NO8490 | c.2,620 x c.1,750 ft (c.800 x c.530 m) | c.110 acres (c.44.5 ha) |
| The entire perimeter of the Raedykes camp has been recorded, and is very irregular in outline. There are five visible gateways, all protected by titulus outworks; two in the longest E side, one in the shortest S side, another in the N side and one more in the very-irregular SW side. The Mid Raedykes Farm lies within the NW corner of the camp and Broomhill Farm lies within the defences beside the southern-most E gateway. The camp encloses the summit of Garrison Hill (628 ft.). The following measurements are observed from Crawford's plan (Cambridge 1949, p.109, fig.27); The straight E side measures c.2,740 ft., the straight S side c.1,300 ft., the highly-irregular W side c.2,500, and the inwardly-creased N side 2,200 ft. The northern and eastern defensive ditch was quite substantial, around 15 ft. across and about 7 ft. deep (c.4.6 x 2.1 m), the rest of the perimeter was markedly less significant. There are similarly sized camps at Normandykes, Kintore, Ythan Wells and Muiryfold. | ||
The remains of this large and irregularly-shaped marching camp were visited in driving rain. The extreme size and exposure of the site was readily apparent, but the wet conditions and profusion of sheep-droppings made the steep ground of the site very hazardous to traverse and the visit was curtailed.
 The Raedykes Camp view along the eastern rampart |
 The Raedykes Camp view along the southern rampart |
