Durisdeer Marching Camps

Marching or Temporary Camp

The Temporary Marching Camps

There are two superimposed marching camps situated a little to the south-west of the fortlet, about a third of a mile S of Durisdeer church, a legion-sized camp of about 50 or so acres and another, smaller camp of about 15¼ acres, both of which have been dated to the Flavian period. Metal-detecting conducted in 1993 brought to light surface finds consisting of an enamelled stud and a disc brooch, the first to be reported from the area.

Durisdeer Camp 1

OS National Grid Reference: NS8903
Dimensions: c.1,500 x 1,500 ft? (c.457 x 457 m?)
Area: c.51 acres? (c.21 ha?)
Description: The outline of this camp is incompletely recorded. Camp #2 lies wholly within its perimeter.

Durisdeer Camp 2

OS National Grid Reference: NS8903
Dimensions: 830 x 800 ft (253 x 244 m)
Area: 15¼ acres (6.16 ha)
Description: Lying wholly with the perimeter of Camp #1, a large proportion of the defensive circuit of this camp is known, allowing a good estimate of its original dimensions. There are gateways protected by tutulus outworks placed centrally in both the NW and the SE sides.

Roman Roads near Durisdeer

NNE (11) to Crawford (Strathclyde) SSW (4) to Drvmlanrig (Dumfriesshire)

Sites near Durisdeer Marching Camps