Deer's Den, Kintore Temporary Camp 1
Marching or Temporary Camp
Deer’s Den, Kintore Temporary Camp 1was identified in 1867/8 by Captain E.H. Courtney, at which time the rampart measured about 18 ft. across and in places stood 6 or 8 ft. high. The camp is known from two opposing corner-angles with attached lengths of the adjacent sides. The NE angle subtends about 93°, to which is attached 1,000 ft. of the E side and 1,650 ft. of the N side. The Opposing SW corner-angle is likewise, slightly obtuse, subtending 94°, with about 800 ft. of the attached S side and about 1,600 ft of the W. The camp measures about 2,000 ft. E-W, by about ¼ mile N-S. The ditch varies both in overall dimensions and in form; U-shaped and only around 8¾ ft wide by 2½ ft deep (c.2.7 x 0.75 m) at the NE angle but around 10½ ft wide by 4½ ft deep (3.2 x 1.4 m), and with a V-profile elsewhere. It is similar in size to others at Raedykes, Normandykes, Ythan Wells and Muiryfold.
Map References for Kintore Camps
OS National Grid Reference: NJ787158
Dimensions: c.2,400 x c.2,000 ft (c.732 x c.610 m)
Area: c.110 acres (c.44.5 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 Deer's Den, Kintore Temporary Camp 1
- Kintore Temporary Camp 2 (2 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Logie Durno Camp (14 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Normandyke Marching Camp (17 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Devana (Aberdeen) (19 km)
Possible Roman Fort - Ythan Wells Temporary Camp 1 (26 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Ythan Wells Temporary Camp 2 (Glenmailen) (26 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Kair House Marching Camp (39 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Muiryfold Temporary Camp (47 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Auchinhove Camp (48 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Boyndie Camp (49 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp