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Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages is a first-century Roman military installation located near Thorpe-by-Newark in Nottinghamshire. The site represents the remains of a temporary or semi-permanent marching camp of the type established during the Roman conquest and consolidation of Britain, likely dating to the mid-first century AD. The camp's earthwork defences, consisting of ditches and banks, remain visible as archaeological features within the landscape. Its strategic positioning reflects Roman military practice of establishing fortified positions to support the advance and control of their forces during the subjugation of the East Midlands region.
Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1018123. View the official record →
Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages is a first-century Roman military installation located near Thorpe-by-Newark in Nottinghamshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1018123.
Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages 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 1018123.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Civil War town defences within the Friary Garden (5 km), Newark Castle (5.2 km), Moat, two fishponds, fishstews and pond bay, west of Balderton Lane (5.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages'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.
Roman camp 750m east of Church Cottages stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone and sandstone.