Horstead Temporary Camp
Marching or Temporary Camp
Horstead Temporary Camp is a large camp is roughly rectangular and is aligned on an escarpment which curves around its NE and SE sides, all of the corner-angles and all but the S part of the SE side have been plotted, several gaps appear in the perimeter but none have been positively identified as gateways.
Map References for Horstead Camp
OS National Grid Reference: TG258193
Dimensions: 836 x 1,197 ft (255 x 365 m)
Area: 23½ acres (9.5 ha)
References for Horstead Camp
Roman Camps in England – The Field Archaeology by the R.C.H.M.E.Roman Camps in England – The Field Archaeology by the R.C.H.M.E. Roman Camps in England – The Field Archaeology by the R.C.H.M.E.Roman Camps in England – The Field Archaeology by the R.C.H.M.E.
Roman Roads near Horstead Camp
None identified
Sites near Horstead Temporary Camp
- Brampton Roman Settlement (6 km)
Minor Settlement and Pottery - Caistor St. Edmund (Venta Icenorum) Roman Town (16 km)
British Capital and Temple Or Shrine - Crownthorpe Temple (24 km)
Temple Or Shrine - Billingford Settlement (25 km)
Settlement - Burgh Castle (Gariannonum?) Roman Fort (26 km)
Saxon Shore Fort - Caister on Sea Roman Fort (27 km)
Saxon Shore Fort - Swaffham (39 km)
Roman-Building - Kempstone (40 km)
Settlement - Saham Toney (41 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp and Probable Settlement - Villa Faustini (Scole) (42 km)
Minor Settlement