Knockcross Roman camp

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A Roman marching camp once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Cumbria. The Albion Guide lists ten Roman marching camps in the county; this is one of them. It sits inside the Solway Coast National Landscape. Annan Station is 5.1 km away to the north-west.

Full name: Knockcross Roman temporary camp at Grey Havens

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