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Bean Burn 2 is a Roman temporary camp situated in Northumberland. The site dates to the Roman period and represents the type of marching camp constructed during military campaigns in northern Britain. Like other temporary camps of this era, it would have provided accommodation for soldiers on the move, typically featuring defensive ditches and ramparts arranged in a characteristic Roman military layout. The camp's survival as an archaeological feature demonstrates the extent of Roman military activity and infrastructure in the region during the conquest and occupation of Britain.
Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1010943. View the official record →
Bean Burn 2 is a Roman temporary camp situated in Northumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1010943.
Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1010943.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bean Burn 1 Roman temporary camp (0.2 km), Seatsides 1 Roman temporary camp and section of the Stanegate Roman road from the west side of the road from Once Brewed to the south side of the B6318 (1.2 km), Willimontswyke (uninhabited portions) (2.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Bean Burn 2 Roman temporary camp stands on Yoredale Group, bedrock that formed in the Bashkirian. The rock here is limestone, sandstone, siltstone and mudstone.