Woodhead Camp
Marching or Temporary Camp
OS National Grid Reference: NT384639
Dimensions: 460 x 360 ft (140 x 110 m)
Area: 3¾ acres (1.5 ha)
Description: This Stracathro-type camp is the smallest known in its class. It lies within a large polygonal enclosure of about 20 acres (8 ha) which, it is thought, may have been established as a lumber-camp to fuel the construction of the many timber-built forts in the district during the Flavian period.
References for Woodhead Camp
Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) p.30.Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) p.30. Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) p.30.Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R. Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) p.30.
Map References for Woodhead Camp
NGRef: NT3863 OSMap: LR66
Roman Roads near Woodhead Camp
Dere Street: WNW (5) to Elginhavgh (Lothian) Dere Street: SE (10) to Oxton (Borders)
Sites near Woodhead Camp
- Hen Ffordd -The Old Road (0)
Roman Road - Whittlebury Villa (0)
Villa - Wighton (0)
Possible Roman Camp - Willowford Temporary Camp (0)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Bury Hill (0)
Iron Age Hillfort and Settlement - Warham Camp (0)
Iron Age Hillfort - Water Eaton (Kinvaston) 1 Temporary Camp (0)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Wath (0)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Wall Marching Camp 1 (0)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Walton Temporary Camp 1 (0)
Marching or Temporary Camp
