Publication Account

Date 17 December 2011

Event ID 920880

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

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The camp at Blainslie was first recorded in 1970 by St Joseph from the air (1973: 216) and is situated on gently sloping ground above the Leader Water, close to the presumed line of Dere Street. Parts of all four sides have been recorded, indicating that the camp measured some 493m from north to south by around 375m transversely, enclosing just over 18ha (nearly 45 acres). The camp is slightly irregular in form, with a distinct change of alignment in the centre of the south side at an entrance gap. A second gate in the southern part of the west side is protected by a titulus. A small annexe or further camp is visible at the centre of the south side, enclosing the area where the entrance gap is located. It extends some 65m to the south and is possibly 70m wide, enclosing an additional c 0.45ha (1.1 acres).

R H Jones 2011