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Cropmarks of a Roman Temporary Camp, discovered during aerial reconnaissance in 1962 by CUCAP and all of its sides determined by continued reconnaissance and trial trenching. The camp is situated on a level terrace on the River South Esk immediately to the northeast of Finavon Bridge. Rectangular on plan, it measures about 420 m from northwest-southeast x 360 m transversely. Two gates have been recorded, on the northeast and southeast respectively, both guarded by a titulum. The southeast ditch, investigated by St Joseph, was 1.37 m wide and 0.76 m deep, the south-west was also investigated. The east ditch was again examined during the summer of 1987, immediately south of the A49 road in advance of road-widening. It was found to be circa 2 m wide, flat-bottomed and 0.30 m deep below ploughsoil 0.4 m thick. At some period the ditch had been recut to a width of 0.8 m and a depth of 0.30 m. No trace of the southeast gateway was found. This probably lies a little further north beneath the A49 and had been covered during the road widening in the 1970s after St Joseph's investigations. The grouping of this camp into a series was proposed by St Joseph into his 30 acre category, but Halpin argues that it should be reclassified into the '63 acre' class because of its similar plan, position of gates and location with regard to other camps in this series like Keithock and Eassie. The current line of the A94 appears to respect the southern gateways on the east and west of the camp. The siting of the camp is probably related to a fording of the River South Esk. An archaeological watching brief was carried out in March and June 2009 by SUAT over the extension to existing roadside services at NO 4961 5748, which lie within the camp area. No deposits or features that could be associated with the Roman temporary camp were identified.
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NO45NE0021 - FINAVON