Drygrange
Temporary Camp (Roman)
Site Name Drygrange
Classification Temporary Camp (Roman)
Canmore ID 55516
Site Number NT53NE 33
NGR NT 5736 3520
NGR Description Centred NT 5736 3520
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/55516
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Melrose
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Ettrick And Lauderdale
- Former County Roxburghshire
NT53NE 33 centred 5736 3520.
NT 5736 3520 (centre). Roman Temporary Camp, Drygrange: visible on air photographs.
(Undated) information in NMRS.
N from Newstead is the camp at Drygrange on steeply-sloping ground immediately overlooking the left bank of the River Tweed. Some 550m of the NW side and 170m of the NE, together with the intervening rounded angle, have been recorded; there are two entrances in the NW side, of which one at least, is covered by a traverse. Consideration of the available ground suggests that the cross-dimension is at least 230m and could even exceed 300m, in which case the area enclosed might be as much as 16.5 ha (40 acres).
G S Maxwell and D R Wilson 1987.
Publication Account (17 December 2011)
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
Sbc Note
Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
