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Remains of a Roman camp, Severan in date, identified in 1967. The camp is situated on the bank of the River North Esk and is south east of the A90. It is 4.5 km north of the Flavian fort and camp at Stracathro. It lies on the ground that slopes gently to the south east away from the river, and which comprises largely arable fields. Generally, the southeast side, lying beneath farm buildings and trees, is delimited for its northeast half by a scarp where the ground drops steeply. The greater parts of the northeast and northwest sides, each including wide gates with titulus, and most of the southwest side can be planned from aerial photographs. The camp is not quite rectangular in form, the northeast and southwest sides are not parallel. Aerial photographs suggest the camp probably had six entrances. The area is unlikely to be less than 120 acres. The site is shown by Chalmers as Richard of Cirencester's AD TINAM. In 1967 and 1980 the site was excavated by John Kenneth Sinclair St Joseph to confirm the location of the ditches on the south east and north east sides respectively. A watching brief carried out in January 2006 during replacement of an electricity pole (at NO 6645 6659) recorded no archaeological features or finds.
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