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🛡️ Frontiers of the Roman Empire
Cawfields Roman temporary camp, Northumberland


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 20:26

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📋 Fast Facts
  • Part of UNESCO World Heritage Site: Frontiers of the Roman Empire (inscribed 1987)
  • Located in Northumberland, England, near Hadrian's Wall
  • Built in early 2nd century CE as a temporary military encampment
  • Rectangular layout with earthen ramparts and defensive ditches

Cawfields Roman temporary camp is a military installation component of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage ...

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