Cawthorne Camp

Cawthorn Camp (sometimes spelled "Cawthorne") is a Roman site in northeast England, about 4 miles (6 km) north of Pickering, North Yorkshire.^[1]

Cawthorn Camp
North Yorkshire, England
Part of the earthworks
Location
Cawthorn Camp Location in North Yorkshire
Coordinates	54.300°N 0.798°W / 54.300; -0.798
Grid reference	SE783900

Description

The well-preserved earthworks outline two forts, one with an extension and a temporary camp built to an unusual plan.^[2] The earthworks date from the late 1st or early 2nd century AD. It has been suggested that they were built for practice rather than military use.^[2]

Archaeological investigations

Archaeological investigation has also found indications of pre-Roman activity at the site and traces of later sunken dwellings (Grubenhäuser).^[3] J. R. Mortimer discovered a late Iron Age chariot burial here in 1905, and at least one other square barrow is known from the site.^[4]

Status

The site was acquired by the North York Moors National Park in 1983.^[5]