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Burnswark Hill Roman Camp

a Pleiades place resource

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One of two Roman siege camps at Burnswark Hill that flank the Iron Age hillfort. The camps are linked to the campaigns of the Roman commander Quintus Lollius Urbicus ca. 140 CE.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/304421602

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
55.094938086, -3.27293518786

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Burnswark Hill Roman Camp (AD 43 - AD 410) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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Burnswark Hill Roman Camp located at Burnswark Hill (unspecified date range)

Burnswark Hill Roman Camp receives connections from:

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Place type:
military installation or camp, temporary

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Burnswark Hill Roman Camp: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2022 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/304421602> [accessed: 23 April 2024]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/304421602 |title=Places: 304421602 (Burnswark Hill Roman Camp) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 23, 2024 1:49 pm |publisher=Pleiades}}

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