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45: 198:, two camps and a section of Roman road. The Roman remains were overlaid with evidence of the medieval settlement of Kemylpethe that included a small chapel, although the evidence for this latter is based on reports of an undocumented excavation in the 1880s and must be regarded as insubstantial. The largest camp structure is a square that encloses about 17 acres (7 ha) with a defensive rampart and ditch. Evidence inside the fort indicates it was used as permanent settlement. The encampment likely served only as a military base, not a colonial settlement. 61: 68: 363: 60: 260: 373: 353: 358: 135: 383: 321: 265: 284: 296: 255: 368: 202: 194:
Archaeological excavation at Chew Green has uncovered a complex of Roman military camps consisting of a Roman fort, two
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Caledonia Romana: A Descriptive Account of the Roman Antiquities of Scotland
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Roman military installation in Northumberland, England
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Northumberland
England

Chew Green (Ad Fines) is located in Northumberland
Northumberland
55°22′16″N 2°20′13″W / 55.371°N 2.337°W / 55.371; -2.337
Grid reference
NT787086
Roman
Northumberland
England
Rochester
Alwinton
Dere Street
York
Eboracum
Scotland
fortlets
Northumberland National Park
Otterburn
Bremenium
Featherwood Roman Camps
Quintus Lollius Urbicus
History of Northumberland
Barrow Burn
Windy Gyle
Roman Britain
Keys to the Past
Northumberland National Park
Ad Fines

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