Kintore Temporary Camp 2
Marching or Temporary Camp
Kintore Temporary Camp 2 was discovered from the air in 1976 and investigated on the ground the same year, lies only ¾-mile north of the larger Camp #1. The ditch is V-shaped, 4 ft. wide and a maximum of 2½ ft. deep (1.2 x 0.76 m). The lie of the ground in the locality limits the area available for occupation to around 30 acres.
Map References for Kintore Camps
OS National Grid Reference: NJ784175
Dimensions: 1,000+ x 1,300? ft (c.300 x 400? m)
Area: c.30 acres? (c.12 ha?)
References for Kintore Camps
- Topography of Roman Scotland North of the Antonine Wall by O.G.S. Crawford (Cambridge 1949) pp.112-5 & fig.30;
- Air Reconnaissance of North Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xli (1951) p.65;
- Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1973-76 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. lxvii (1977) p.140;
- Britannia ix (1978) p.277; D.E.S. 1984 p.12;
- Britannia xix (1988) p.425;
- Britannia xxviii (1997) p.405;
- Britannia xxix (1998) p.376; D.E.S. 2000 p.10;
- Britannia xxxiii (2002) p.285;
- Britannia xxxiv (2003) p.301.
Roman Roads near Kintore Camps
None identified
Sites near Kintore Temporary Camp 2
- Deer's Den, Kintore Temporary Camp 1 (2 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Logie Durno Camp (13 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Normandyke Marching Camp (19 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Devana (Aberdeen) (21 km)
Possible Roman Fort - Ythan Wells Temporary Camp 1 (24 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Ythan Wells Temporary Camp 2 (Glenmailen) (24 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Kair House Marching Camp (41 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Muiryfold Temporary Camp (45 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Auchinhove Camp (47 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Boyndie Camp (47 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp