Burnfield

Roman camp in Scotland

Burnfield

Alternative name(s)| Rothiemay
Type| Marching camp (probable)
Location
Coordinates| 57°31′06″N 2°46′02″W﻿ / ﻿57.5182°N 2.7672°W﻿ / 57.5182; -2.7672
Site notes
Discovery year| 1982
Condition| Cropmark

Burnfield, located on the banks of the River Deveron in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, near Milltown of Rothiemay, is the site of a probable Roman marching camp, first discovered by aerial photography in 1982.[1]

The area enclosed by the camp is not known but it covered at least 9.72 hectares (24.0 acres)[2] and the topography of the site makes it unlikely to have exceeded 16 hectares (40 acres).[3] The ditch was found to be only 0.69 metres (2.3 ft) deep, as a result of which the site has been compared to nearby camps at Auchinhove and Ythan Wells.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Aberdeenshire SMR.
2. ^ Leslie 1995, p. 229.
3. ^ a b RCAHMS.

## Bibliography

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* "Burnfield". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
* "Burnfield". Aberdeenshire Sites and Monuments Record. Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
* Leslie, Alan F. (1995). Roman temporary camps in Britain (PhD). University of Glasgow. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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