<< Our Photo Pages >> Raedykes Roman Camp - Hillfort in Scotland in Aberdeenshire
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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Raedykes Roman Camp Alternative Name: Raedykes CastraCountry: Scotland County: Aberdeenshire Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Stonehaven Nearest Village: Netherley
Map Ref: NO842902
Latitude: 57.002684N Longitude: 2.261731W
Condition:
| 5 | Perfect |
| 4 | Almost Perfect |
| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
| 0 | No data. |
| -1 | Completely destroyed |
| 5 | Superb |
| 4 | Good |
| 3 | Ordinary |
| 2 | Not Good |
| 1 | Awful |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
| 0 | No data. |
| 5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
| 4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
| 3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
| 2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
| 1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
| 0 | no data |
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Raedykes Roman Camp was a major encampment of the Roman Army in its northward invasion of Scotland circa 2nd to 3rd century AD. The camp was inhabited by approximately 15,000 to 30,000 soldiers, and was situated a day's march away from two other ancient major military camps: Stracathro Roman Camp and Normandykes Roman Camp. The camp high elevation point, Garrison Hill, commands an expansive view of the North Sea, allowing military communication with the Roman fleet. Moderately well preserved ramparts and defensive ditches are present for extensive runs along portions of the perimeter. A broad scale view of this large site is shown in this photograph of Raedykes Roman Camp from the north by C. Michael Hogan from the British Isles Geograph Project
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