MONUMENT NO. 318464

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The supposed site of a Roman camp on Camp Hill. Although there are no visible remains, a Medieval document refers to a "fossatum castelli". Roman coins have been found in the area.

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[Area SK 513 738] There is said to have been a Roman encampment on
the site now called Camp Hill or Sand Hill. Several ancient coins
were found on the adjoining farm and a silver coin was found
recently bearing a bust and the word "Caesar". (1)

Nothing of archaeological interest seen. Enquiries regarding
the coins were negative. (2)

Camp Hill, Elmton, may be referred to in the Thurgarton Abbey
Cartulary, c.1200, which mentions the "fossatum castelli".
Nothing is visible, due to regular ploughing, and except for a
record of "several spear heads" from the Oaks Farm area (SK 57 SW 2)
nothing more is known. (3-4)

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( 1) General reference

Bulmer T and Co 1895 History of Derbyshire p245

( 2) Field Investigators Comments

F1 BHS 15-OCT-65

( 3) by C R Hart 1981 The North Derbyshire archaeological survey to AD 1500

Page(s)143

( 4) English Place-Name Society : the survey of English place-names [county volumes]

Derbyshire (K. Cameron) 28 -2- 1959 Page(s)257

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