Middlebie Hill Temporary Camp

Marching or Temporary Camp

Middlebie Camp 1

OS National Grid Reference: NY208764
Dimensions: 1,250 x 1,100+ ft (381 x 335+ m)
Area: >31½ acres (>12.8 ha)
Description: Discovered on aerial photographs by J.K. St. Joseph and first reported in 1951, this camp lies on Middlebie Hill, some ¾-mile north of the Birrens complex.

Middlebie Camp 2

OS National Grid Reference: NY208764
Dimensions: ? ft (? m)
Area: ? acres (? ha)
Description: This small camp, reported by Prof. St. Joseph in 1973, lies wholly within the perimeter of the larger Camp #1.

References for Middlebie Camps

  • Air Reconnaissance of North Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xli (1951) p.58;
  • Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1951-5 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xlv (1955) p.85;
  • Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1961-64 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. lv (1965) p.79;
  • Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1969-72 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. lxiii (1973) p.217.

Map References for Middlebie Camps

NGRef: NY2076 OSMap: LR85

Roman Roads near Middlebie Camps

None identified

Sites near Middlebie Hill Temporary Camp