🏰 History & heritage

Cawthorn Roman Camps

Four Roman military earthworks on the moor edge north of Pickering, with a waymarked trail.

Cawthorn Roman Camps
Photo: Dr John Wells, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Cawthorn is one of the best-preserved Roman military sites in Britain: two forts and two temporary camps built around AD 90-120, probably as a training ground for troops based at Malton. The ramparts are still clear in the turf. A mile-long trail with information boards circles the site and there are views north over the moors.

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