Oblique aerial view.
SC 1755895
Description Oblique aerial view.
Date 1989
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number SC 1755895
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 23103
Scope and Content Temporary camps at Girvan Mains, South Ayrshire The Roman temporary camps at Girvan Mains were discovered by aerial survey in 1976 and 77, and trenching done in 1977 confirmed their presence. The camps were built on level ground on the N side of the Girvan Water. The camps are now only visible as cropmarks, seen in aerial photographs such as this one. It shows the SE side and S corner of the smaller camp. This is all that's known about the second camp, though it is unlikely to have covered an area more than 6 ha. The site has been excavated several times due to pipelines and sewage works being built in the area. Notable finds include fragments of a late 1st century glass vessel, and it is possible that the camp was used in Agricola's campaigns. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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