This Roman marching camp lies in the Lincolnshire region, situated north-west of the city of Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) in the territory traditionally associated with the Corieltauvi. Marching camps of this type served as temporary overnight defended enclosures for troops on campaign or training exercises, typically constructed with a turf rampart and external ditch and occupied for short periods, most likely during the conquest phase of the mid-1st century AD or subsequent military movements.
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The site forms part of the broader network of temporary camps that document the northward progression of Roman military activity through the East Midlands, linked to the strategic axis of Ermine Street and the legionary base at Lincoln. Such camps are crucial for tracing campaign routes and troop movements beyond the more permanent fort system.
Like many marching camps in Lincolnshire, this site is known primarily through aerial photography and cropmark evidence, revealing the characteristic playing-card-shaped enclosure with rounded corners and gated entrances, often protected by titulum or clavicula defences. Little excavation has been undertaken, and dating evidence remains limited, with attribution resting largely on morphological parallels with better-investigated camps such as those at Newton-on-Trent and Kirmington.
This Roman marching camp lies in the Lincolnshire region, situated north-west of the city of Lincoln (Lindum Colonia) in the territory traditionally associated with the Corieltauvi. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a military camp site from the Roman period in Britain.
Roman marching 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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