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Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill is a complex of Roman military installations located in Shropshire, comprising three distinct encampments that form part of the archaeological evidence for Roman occupation and campaigning in the Welsh borderlands. The site includes associated earthworks, a tumulus, and a section of Offa's Dyke, which represents a later medieval boundary that in places overlies or relates to earlier topographical features in the landscape. The Roman camps themselves date to the period of Roman military activity in the region, likely relating to the conquest and consolidation of Wales during the first and second centuries AD. The monument is significant as archaeological evidence of Roman frontier strategy and the subsequent Anglo-Saxon or medieval use of the same landscape for defensive purposes.
Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill including tumulus and section of Offa's Dyke is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1006247. View the official record →
Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill is a complex of Roman military installations located in Shropshire, comprising three distinct encampments that form part of the archaeological evidence for Roman occupation and campaigning in the Welsh borderlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1006247.
Three Roman camps NW of Brompton Mill including tumulus and section of Offa's Dyke 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 1006247.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Offa's Dyke: section 1600yds (1460m) long, N from St John the Baptist's Church to River Unk (6 km), Offa's Dyke: section 430m north east of Middle Knuck Farm (6.6 km), Small enclosed settlement in Knuck Wood (7.2 km).
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