Chew Green Camp 1

Marching or Temporary Camp

Chew Green I, Northumberland is an almost square camp is partly overlain on its N by the S defences of Camp-III, the Chew Green fort (IV) lies wholly within the defences of this camp towards the W side, and later fortlet and annexe (V) partly obliterated the camps E defences, no gateways are known except in the middle of the W side which is coincident with the W gateway of the fort. Dere Street passes close by the E side but the defences were not aligned with the road, being about 165 feet (c.50m) distant at the camps S end and around 100 feet (c.30m) to the N.

Other Roman Sites in the Neighbourhood

Aside from the fortlet at Chew Green (NT7808) and another nearby at [post_id=”10789″]Brownhart Law[/link_post] (NT7909), there are also several Roman marching camps in the area; two at Chew Green itself (NT7808; see below), three to the north at Pennymuir (NT7513), and another two to the south at Featherwood (NT8105). In addition, there is a Roman Practice Works at Woden Law, a little way to the north (NT7612) near the Pennymuir camps, one of only three such works in Scotland, the other two being located at Burnswark in Dumfries & Galloway.

Map References for Chew Green

OS National Grid Reference: NT788084

Dimensions: c.885 x c.935 ft (c.270 x c.285 m)

Area: 19 acres (7.7 ha)

References for Chew Green

Roman Camps in England – The Field Archaeology by the R.C.H.M.E. (H.M.S.O, London, 1995).

Roman Roads near Chew Green

SSE (8) to Bremenivm (High Rochester, Northumberland) NW (10) to Cappvck (Borders)