Abertanat Camp West
Marching or Temporary Camp
Abertanat Camps A and B were discovered on aerial photographs taken in 1976 and confirmed by excavation since 1984. A further camp, dubbed Abertanat West, was discovered from the air in 1988. All of these military works are situated on the southern flood-plain of the River Tanat about ½ mile N of the camps at Clawdd Coch, discovered from the air in 1991.
Abertanat Camp West
OS National Grid Reference: SJ243212
Dimensions: unknown
Area: unknown
Description: This camp is known only from it’s SW corner-angle, 360 ft (110m) of the W side and 230 ft (70m) of the S side. Again, the original dimensions cannot be estimated.
References for Abertanat Camp West
- Britannia xix (1988) p.417;
- Britannia xxii (1991) pp.223/4 & fig.2;
- Britannia xxiii (1992) pp.256-8 & fig.2;
- Britannia xxviii (1997) p.404.
Map References for Abertanat Camp West
NGRef: SJ245208
Roman Roads near Abertanat Camp West
None identified
Sites near Abertanat Camp West
- Abertanat Camp B (0 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Abertanat Camp A (1 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Clawdd Coch Camps (2 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Llansantffraid Roman Fort (3 km)
Supply Depot - Llanymynech (3 km)
Iron Age Hillfort - Plas Cerrig Fort (3 km)
Possible Roman Fort - Old Oswestry (11 km)
Iron Age Hillfort - Whittington Marching Camp (14 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Westbury Fort? (16 km)
Possible Roman Fort - Rhyn Park Forts (17 km)
Vexillation Fort