Cawthorne Camp | |
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North Yorkshire, England | |
Location in North Yorkshire | |
Coordinates | 54°18′00″N 0°47′53″W / 54.300°N 0.798°W |
Grid reference | SE783900 |
Cawthorne Camp (sometimes spelled "Cawthorn") is a Roman site in north-east England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Pickering, North Yorkshire.[1] The well-preserved earthworks outline two forts, one with an extension, and a temporary camp built to an unusual plan.[2] The earthworks date from the late 1st/early 2nd century AD. It has been suggested that they were built for practice rather than for actual military use.[2]
Archaeological investigation has also found indications of pre-Roman activity at the site, and also traces of later sunken dwellings (Grubenhäuser).[3] A late Iron Age chariot burial was discovered at the site in 1905 by J. R. Mortimer and at least one other square barrow is known from the site.[4]
The site was acquired by the North York Moors National Park in 1983.[5]