Publication Account

Date 17 December 2011

Event ID 921702

Category Descriptive Accounts

Type Publication Account

Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/event/921702

First recorded in 1977 by Maxwell from the air (Maxwell and Wilson 1987: 37), the camp at Drygrange lies on the north side of the River Tweed, opposite the fort and camps at Newstead. Parts of two sides have been recorded as cropmarks, together with a rounded corner angle. Some 555m of the WNW side is visible, and it is unlikely to be much longer because beyond this point the ground drops away sharply to the river. Some 190m of the NNE side is known. Maxwell and Wilson commented that its cross dimension could be more than 300m (1987: 37) and that there is room for at least 350m up to the Leader Water, although the ground drops away to east and south. If such an area is enclosed, then the camp could enclose as much as 19.6ha (48 acres). An entrance gap and titulus is visible on the WNW side.

R H Jones