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East Farm is a Roman temporary camp located in Dorset, England. The site dates to the Roman period and represents the type of field fortification constructed during military campaigns, typically characterized by defensive earthworks including ditches and ramparts arranged in a playing-card configuration. Such temporary camps served as secure overnight positions for marching armies and were often abandoned after a single season's use. The East Farm camp contributes to our understanding of Roman military movements and logistics during the conquest and occupation of southern Britain.
Roman temporary camp at East Farm is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1456547. View the official record →
East Farm is a Roman temporary camp located in Dorset, England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1456547.
Roman temporary camp at East Farm 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 1456547.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman villa SE of East Farm (0.8 km), Medieval standing cross 6m north west of the west front of St Mary's Church (1.2 km), Wyke barns (1.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Roman temporary camp at East Farm'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 temporary camp at East Farm stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.