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Eshiels Roman camps is a pair of Roman military encampments situated in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders, 90 metres south-south-west of No. 4 Eshiels. The site is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland. The camps occupy ground underlain by wacke of the Gala Group, Telychian in age, which forms part of the Southern Uplands geology characteristic of this region.
The two camps represent successive phases of Roman military occupation during the campaigns in Scotland, likely dating to the late 1st century AD. Their presence in Peeblesshire reflects Roman strategic efforts to control the territory between the Forth and the Clyde, and the camps would have served as temporary bases for troops advancing through the often hostile landscape of the Scottish interior.
The wacke bedrock beneath the site presents challenging conditions for the preservation of earthworks, yet the camps remain visible in the landscape as a record of Roman engineering and military organisation. The proximity of the two structures suggests tactical redeployment or adaptation of the occupying force, reflecting the dynamic nature of Roman frontier operations in northern Britain.
Eshiels, Roman camps 90m SSW of No 4 Eshiels is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3667. View the official record →
Eshiels Roman camps is a pair of Roman military encampments situated in Peeblesshire in the Scottish Borders, 90 metres south-south-west of No. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3667.
Eshiels, Roman camps 90m SSW of No 4 Eshiels dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman camps 90m ssw of no 4 eshiels. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Eshiels, Roman camps 90m SSW of No 4 Eshiels is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM3667.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Charge Law Plantation,fort & settlement (2.4 km), Upper Newby,fort 320m SSE of (3.1 km), Haystoun,fort 1190m S of (3.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Eshiels, Roman camps 90m SSW of No 4 Eshiels's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Eshiels, Roman camps 90m SSW of No 4 Eshiels stands on Gala Group, bedrock that formed in the Telychian. The rock here is wacke.