Cawthorn Camp (sometimes spelled "Cawthorne") is a Roman site in northeast England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Pickering, North Yorkshire.
The well-preserved earthworks outline two forts, one with an extension and a temporary camp built to an unusual plan. The earthworks date from the late 1st or early 2nd century AD. It has been suggested that they were built for practice rather than military use.
Archaeological investigation has also found indications of pre-Roman activity at the site and traces of later sunken dwellings (Grubenhäuser). J. R. Mortimer discovered a late Iron Age chariot burial here in 1905, and at least one other square barrow is known from the site.
The site was acquired by the North York Moors National Park in 1983.
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Cawthorn Camp (sometimes spelled "Cawthorne") is a Roman site in northeast England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Pickering, North Yorkshire. The well-preserved earthworks outline two forts, one with an extension and a temporary camp built to an unusual plan. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.
Roman Forts and Camps at Cawthorn is classified as a Roman fort — 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.
Several Roman sites lie within a short distance, including Two sections of Roman road on Flamborough Rigg (2.7 km), Two sections of Roman road on Pickering Moor (6.3 km), Goathland Roman road, on Wheeldale Moor (8.4 km). Aubrey Research maps over 2,200 Roman sites across Britain, drawn from the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer.
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