Carstairs Mains Camp
Marching or Temporary Camp
OS National Grid Reference: NS947444
Dimensions: c.1,560 x 850 ft (c.475 x 260 m)
Area: c.30½ acres (c.12.3 ha)
Description: Identified from the air in 1983 by RCAHM(S), just over 1 mile (1.7 km) E of the fort at Castledykes. There are two gatways visible in the north defences and another, centrally placed, in the east, all with tituli defensive outworks. The long axis of the camp runs east-west, parallel to the Roman road, which may indicate an Antonine date for its construction.
References for Carstairs Mains Camp
Britannia xv (1984) p.276; Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) pp.35/6.Britannia xv (1984) p.276; Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) pp.35/6. Britannia xv (1984) p.276; Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) pp.35/6.Britannia xv (1984) p.276; Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) pp.35/6.
Map References for Carstairs Mains Camp
NGRef: NS9444 OSMap: LR71/72
Roman Roads near Carstairs Mains Camp
None identified
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