Manley Marching Camp
Marching or Temporary Camp
Discovered on aerial photographs taken on 28th July 1994, this camp is known only from its W and E corner-angles with attached lengths of the adjacent sides; 360 ft of the NW side, 330 ft of the SE, 130 ft of the SW and 80 ft of the NE (respectively; 110, 100, 40 and 25 metres). With the two opposing angles identified, an estimate of the camp’s original dimensions may be ascertained.
References for Manley Camp
- New Evidence from Aerial Reconnaissance for Roman Military Sites in Cheshire by Robert A Philpott in Britannia xxix (1998) pp.341-353.
Map References for Manley Camp
NGRef: SJ5072 OSMap: LR117
OS National Grid Reference: SJ5072
Dimensions: c.426 x 377 ft (130 x 115 m)
Area: c.3¾ acres (c.1.49 ha)
Roman Roads near Manley Camp
None identified
Sites near Manley Marching Camp
- Cinders Lane, Guilden Sutton 2 Temporary Camp (10 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Christleton Camps (10 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Guilden Sutton Camps (10 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Picton Temporary Camp (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Pipers Ash, Guilden Sutton 3 Temporary Camp (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Upton-by-Chester Marching Camp 6 (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Upton-by-Chester Marching Camp 4 (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Upton Grange Moat Temporary Camp (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Upton-by-Chester Marching Camp 1 (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Hoole Temporary Camp (11 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp