Waverton Temporary Camp
Marching or Temporary Camp
Discovered from the air on 23rd June 1994, this camp lies in fields just W of Waverton, about ½mile SE of the site of the Battle of Rowton Moor, fought during the English Civil War in 1645. The entire SW side of this camp is recorded, together with a short length of the SE side and the entire NW side with traces of the N corner-angle. Given the three angles, the original dimensions of the camp may be estimated. There is a gateway set centrally in the SW side which bears traces of an internal clavicula.
References for Waverton 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 Waverton Camp
NGRef: SJ4664 OSMap: LR117
OS National Grid Reference: SJ451639
Dimensions: c.426 x 246 ft (c.130 x 75 m)
Area: c.2½ acres (c.0.97 ha)
Roman Roads near Waverton Camp
None identified
Sites near Waverton Temporary Camp
- Christleton Camps (3 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Cinders Lane, Guilden Sutton 2 Temporary Camp (4 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Guilden Sutton Camps (4 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Heronbridge (4 km)
Major Settlement - Pipers Ash, Guilden Sutton 3 Temporary Camp (4 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Hoole Temporary Camp (4 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Chester (Deva) Roman Fortress (5 km)
Legionary Fort and Major Settlement - Via Devana -The Chester Road (5 km)
Roman Road - Upton-by-Chester Marching Camp 6 (6 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Upton Grange Moat Temporary Camp (6 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp