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Roman camp on Fox Covert Lane 650m north west of Picton Gorse is a temporary marching camp of Roman date located in Cheshire. The site is positioned on relatively high ground in the landscape and represents one of the military installations associated with Roman campaigns in the north-western territories of Roman Britain. The camp's earthwork remains preserve evidence of the characteristic defensive arrangements typical of temporary Roman military encampments, including ditches and banks. Such camps served as overnight or short-term bases for Roman armies during periods of active military operation or movement through the region.
Roman camp on Fox Covert Lane 650m north west of Picton Gorse is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1015130. View the official record →
Roman camp on Fox Covert Lane 650m north west of Picton Gorse is a temporary marching camp of Roman date located in Cheshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1015130.
Roman camp on Fox Covert Lane 650m north west of Picton Gorse 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 1015130.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Heronbridge Roman site (6.5 km), Huntington Hall moated site (6.6 km), Roman camp 50m south of Elm Bank (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman camp on Fox Covert Lane 650m north west of Picton Gorse'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 on Fox Covert Lane 650m north west of Picton Gorse stands on Triassic Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Triassic. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.