Red House Roman camp

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

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Red House Roman camp preserves the earthworks of a former Roman marching camp in Northumberland. The Albion Guide maps 30 Roman marching camps in the county; this is one of them. The closest station is Haydon Bridge, 4.8 km to the south-west. For more of the same, Black Carts Turret, Hadrian's Wall and Chesters Roman Fort are close by.

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