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Gallaberry Camp

Roman Britain
Pleiades ID: 17753634
Site type
Military Camp
Category
Military
Latitude
55.1280
Longitude
-3.6273
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History & context

centred See also , 50 and 51. Published as Camp (R) (Site of) (1948); Roman Camp (R) (site of), Fort (NR) (site of) (1969) OS 1948; OS 1969. A Roman temporary camp was visible in parchmarks in June 1939. The camp, 1 1/3 acres in extent, is situated on a gravel terrace behind the farm buildings of W Gallaberry (). Excavations carried out by St Joseph in 1952 established that the camp measured 64m by 110m, with an entrance 6m wide in the S side. O G S Crawford 1939; J K St Joseph 1952 There are no surface indications of these features and the area is under pasture at present. Visited by OS 1964 Loading... 0 Activities Close all 52

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What is Gallaberry Camp?

centred See also , 50 and 51. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a military camp site from the Roman period in Britain.

What type of Roman site is Gallaberry Camp?

Gallaberry Camp is classified as a Roman military camp — a military site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.

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Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Carzield (1.1 km), Dalswinton (3.8 km), Murder Loch (7.3 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.

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Other Roman sites in this area

Carzield
Fort1.1 km
Dalswinton
Fort3.8 km
Murder Loch
Fortlet7.3 km
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Ward Law
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Nearby scheduled monuments

West Gallaberry,Roman camp & native promontory settlement
Roman · Roman camp & native promontory settlement0 km
Carzield,Roman fort
Iron Age · Roman fort1.1 km
Holywood,cursus,linear earthwork,pit alignment & enclosures 975m SE of
Post-Medieval · Cursus,linear earthwork,pit alignment & enclosures2.9 km
Holywood, cursus 1250m SSE of
Cursus3.4 km
Twelve Apostles,stone circle
Bronze Age · Stone circle3.7 km
Kilroy,enclosures E and NE of
Post-Medieval · Enclosures e and4.4 km
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