Chew Green

Coordinates: 55°22′16″N 2°20′13″W / 55.371°N 2.337°W / 55.371; -2.337

Chew Green (Ad Fines)
Chew Green Roman camp
Chew Green (Ad Fines)  Chew Green (Ad Fines) shown within Northumberland
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Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment Ad Fines in Northumberland, England,^[1] 8 miles (13 km) north of Rochester and 9 miles (14 km) west of Alwinton. The encampment was adjacent to Dere Street, a Roman road that stretched south to York (Eboracum), and almost on the present-day border with Scotland.

Archaeological excavation at Chew Green has uncovered a complex of Roman military camps consisting of a Roman fort, two fortlets, two camps and a section of Roman road. The Roman remains were overlaid with evidence of a medieval settlement that included a small chapel. The largest camp structure is a square that encloses about 17 acres (7 ha) with a defensive rampart and ditch. Evidence inside the fort indicates it was used as permanent settlement. Ad Fines likely served only as a military base, not a colonial settlement.^[2]

The site is within the Northumberland National Park and within the Military Training Area at Otterburn.

See also

• Bremenium
• Quintus Lollius Urbicus
• History of Northumberland
• Barrow Burn
• Windy Gyle

External links

• Roman Britain
• Keys to the Past
• Northumberland National Park

References

1. ^ Richmond, I.A., & Keeney, G.S. (1937). Archaeologia Aeliana (4th Series) 14, 129–50.
2. ^ Stuart, R. (1845). Caledonia Romana: A Descriptive Account of the Roman Antiquities of Scotland. London, UK: Bell and Bradfute.