Roman camp
Roman camp is an archaeological site in Alwinton, Northumberland, England. Roman camp is situated nearby to the archaeological site Chew Green, as well as near the peak Brownhart Law.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheviot Hills.
Cheviot Hills
Photo: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cheviot Hills form the border between England and Scotland, with most sites of visitor interest in Northumberland in England. See Kirk Yetholm for their portion within Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chew Green and Byrness.
Chew Green
Locality
Photo: Toby Speight, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles north of Rochester and 9 miles west of Alwinton.
Byrness
Village
Photo: Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Byrness is a village within Rochester civil parish in Northumberland, England. It is approximately 37 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne on the A68, and is the last village in England before the A68 climbs the Cheviot Hills to cross Carter Bar into Scotland. Byrness is situated 4 miles southwest of Roman camp.
Cottonshopeburnfoot
Hamlet
Cottonshopeburnfoot is a hamlet in Redesdale in Northumberland, England. It lies on the A68 road, 2 miles south east of the village of Byrness. The hamlet takes its name from the river named Cottonshope Burn, which flows into the River Rede here. Cottonshopeburnfoot is situated 4½ miles south of Roman camp.
Roman camp
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Alwinton, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.3699° or 55° 22′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.33325° or 2° 19′ 60″ westOpen location code
9C7V9M98+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 248453757OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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