Three Roman temporary camps along Dere Street at Bellshiel & Sills Burn, Otterburn MOD Ranges, Northumberland.
The mounds within the western (largest) camp are bell-pits from coal mining, apart from one on the highest point which is thought to be a Bronze Age burial mound (tumulus). The mining clearly post-dates the rig & furrow cultivation as do the internal enclosure banks. LIDAR interestingly shows traces of the road connecting the east gate of the fort (and passing to both sides of the exterior traverse) to Dere Street now followed by a modern military road.
K2P: N8087
K2P: N8095
K2P: N328
The three camps are Scheduled Monuments protected by law.
The mounds within the western (largest) camp are bell-pits from coal mining, apart from one on the highest point which is thought to be a Bronze Age burial mound (tumulus). The mining clearly post-dates the rig & furrow cultivation as do the internal enclosure banks. LIDAR interestingly shows traces of the road connecting the east gate of the fort (and passing to both sides of the exterior traverse) to Dere Street now followed by a modern military road.
K2P: N8087
K2P: N8095
K2P: N328
The three camps are Scheduled Monuments protected by law.
LIDAR (DSM, 1m) copyright Environment Agency (2022) - enhanced for archaeology.
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