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Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp



Map showing the Scheduled Monument area of Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp

Scheduled Monument (#1010952): Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp

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The Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp survives as an upstanding earthwork with buried ditches. The rarity of temporary camps, and in particular examples with upstanding remains identifies them as nationally important.

The monument includes the Roman temporary camp known as Sunny Rigg 3 which lies 55m north of the Stanegate. It is visible as an upstanding earthwork. The camp occupies a broad, almost level, shelf in a north-facing hillside. This site was not chosen for its natural vantage as the view to the south is restricted by the near horizon. It is one of the smallest surviving camps, on the line of the Wall enclosing an area of only 284 square meters. The rampart of the camp survives to a height of 0.2m internally and 0.4m above the bottom of the surrounding ditch, which is 0.2m deep. There are two gateways, one on the east side and one on the south side, which were both guarded by an external defence bank up to 0.2m high. The rampart was also surrounded by a ditch which is now infilled and is no longer visible as an earthwork feature.

Haltwhistle Civil Parish Roman Temporary Camp Roman Period (43 to 409 AD) Historic Buildings and Monuments in Haltwhistle Civil Parish Scheduled Monuments in Northumberland
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Sunny Rigg 3 Roman temporary camp - Scheduling
- Hadrian's Wall marks one of the frontiers of the Roman Empire. The international importance of the surviving remains has been recognised through designation as a World Heritage Site. The military …
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List number: 1010952
County: Northumberland
Grid ref: NY7005665894

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