Fala Mill Temporary Camp
Marching or Temporary Camp
Fala Mill Temporary Camp was discovered from the air by Cambridge University Council for Aerial Photography in 1977 just east of Dere Street outside Fala in Midlothian. The subrectangular enclosure has much of its perimeter recorded and was very-likely aligned along the line of Dere Street to the north-west.
References for Fala Camp
Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) p.38.
Map References for Fala Camp
NGRef: NT4362 OSMap: LR66
OS National Grid Reference: NT429619
Dimensions: c.675 x 435 ft (c.205 x 132 m)
Area: c.6¾ acres (c.2.73 ha)
Roman Roads near Fala Camp
WNW (8) to Elginhavgh (Lothian) SE (6) to Oxton (Borders)
Sites near Fala Mill Temporary Camp
- Pathhead Temporary Camp 3 (3 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Pathhead Camps (4 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Channelkirk Camp (8 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Oxton Camp 2, Channelkirk (9 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Oxton Camp 1, Channelkirk (9 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Oxton Roman Fort (10 km)
Fortlet - Dalkeith Marching Camp (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Lugton Marching Camp (12 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Eskbank Marching Camps (12 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Elginhaugh Roman Fort (12 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) and Marching or Temporary Camp