Cawthorne Camp

Cawthorn Camp
North Yorkshire, England
Cawthorn Camp is located in North Yorkshire
Cawthorn Camp
Cawthorn Camp
Location in North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°18′00″N 0°47′53″W / 54.300°N 0.798°W / 54.300; -0.798
Grid referenceSE783900
Part of the earthworks

Cawthorn Camp (sometimes spelled "Cawthorne") is a Roman site in northeast England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Pickering, North Yorkshire.[1] The well-preserved earthworks outline two forts, one with an extension and a temporary camp built to an unusual plan.[2] The earthworks date from the late 1st or early 2nd century AD. It has been suggested that they were built for practice rather than military use.[2]

Archaeological investigation has also found indications of pre-Roman activity at the site and traces of later sunken dwellings (Grubenhäuser).[3] J. R. Mortimer discovered a late Iron Age chariot burial here in 1905, and at least one other square barrow is known from the site.[4]

The site was acquired by the North York Moors National Park in 1983.[5]

References

  1. ^ "OL27" (Map). North York Moors - Eastern area. 1:25,000. Explorer. Ordnance Survey. 2016. ISBN 9780319242667.
  2. ^ a b Historic England. "Cawthorn Roman forts and camp including a section of medieval trackway known as the Portergate (1007988)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Cawthorn (60589)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  4. ^ Stead, I. M. (1979). The Arras Culture. Yorkshire Museum. p. 99.
  5. ^ "Cawthorn Roman Camps: North York Moors National Park". northyorkmoors.org.uk. Retrieved 20 October 2024.


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