Uffington Roman Temporary Camp, Uffington, Shropshire: Aerial Investigation and Mapping Report
Author(s): Matthew Oakey
This report summarises the results of an assessment of aerial photographs and lidar for Uffington Roman camp in Shropshire (Shropshire HER No 002124). The assessment was requested by the Historic England Midlands Region to better understand the potential significance of the camp in a regional and national context. Subsequent to the aerial assessment, and associated geophysical survey and excavation, the camp was designated as a scheduled monument (National Heritage List for England List Entry Number 1480432). The buried remains of the camp were first discovered from cropmarks in 1975 by J K St Joseph of Cambridge University. In plan, the camp conforms to the classic ‘playing card’ form but it was adapted during a phase of reoccupation when its size was reduced or enlarged. The camp is probably one in a group of camps (a gathering ground) clustering around the legionary fortress at Wroxeter. It may form part of a sequence of camps (along with Whittington, Pen Plaenau and Penrhos) which relate to a single campaign into Wales. Identification of sequences such as this is unusual in England and this is the only cited example in Wales and the Marches.
- Report Number:
- 61/2021
- Series:
- Research Department Reports
- Pages:
- 20
- Keywords:
- Roman Cropmark Aerial Investigation and Mapping
