Bankhead Camp 2
Marching or Temporary Camp
This camp is square in outline and has almost its entire perimeter recorded. There is a gateway with traverse set at a re-entrant angle in the centre of the northern defences; it is unclear whether the other gateways were similarly located and defended.
References for Bankhead Camps
- Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) p.41.
Map References for Bankhead Camps
NGRef: NS9844 OSMap: LR72
OS National Grid Reference: NS9845
Dimensions: c.1,150 x 1,150 ft (c.350 x 350 m)
Area: c.30¼ acres (c.12.3 ha)
Roman Roads near Bankhead Camps
None identified
Sites near Bankhead Camp 2
- Bankhead Camp 1 (0 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Castledykes Marching Camp 4 (5 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Castledykes Roman Fort (5 km)
Antonine Auxiliary Fort (AD 138–161) and Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) - Castledykes Marching Camp 3 (6 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Castledykes Marching Camp 1 (6 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Cornhill Marching Camp (10 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Kirkhouse Marching Camp (12 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Lamington Marching Camp (14 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Lamington Roman Fortlet (14 km)
Fortlet - Castlecraig Camps (14 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp