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CASTLE HILL CAMP, KIRKBY IN ASHFIELD. 



ANCIENT EARTHWORKS 



The camp immediately south of the church is a small rectangular area 

 surrounded by a vallum, with the remains of a fosse on the southern side. 

 At the south-west angle the entrance is guarded by a projecting platform at 

 the extremity of the western agger, which counterbalances the rampart and 

 ditch on the other side of the 

 entry. Another entrance is at 

 the north-west angle, between 

 two ramparts ; and within the 

 area is an agger 60 ft. long lying 

 parallel to the east boundary. 



Due east of this camp, 

 220 ft. distant, are the remains 

 of a work, pear-shaped in plan, 

 consisting of a vallum which 

 possibly joined the south-east 

 angle of the camp. 



LITTLEBOROUGH. Traces 

 of a fosse are perceptible, in- 

 dicating probably part of the 

 original defences of this Roman 

 station of Segclocum. 



NEWARK. In the valley of the Trent, on the Fosse Way from Leicester 

 to Lincoln, was a strong military post to control both land and water communi- 

 cation. That it was a very ancient stronghold is seen in the Roman remains 

 discovered. 



OXTON : CAMP AT LONELY GRANGE. About half a mile east of the Oxton 

 camp called Oldox is a field named ' Lonely Grange,' in which, situated on 

 the side of a hill within 200 yds. of the top, was an elongated rectangular camp. 



In 1790 Major Rooke 1 de- 

 scribed the rampart and fosse on the 

 north-east and north-west sides as 

 plainly distinguished ; but with very 



y ,, t slight traces on the other two sides. 



'''%', * The length of the long axis was 



'&. 942 ft., the short one 201 ft. Its 



f ''%>. high position provided an extensive 



'**$//,,, view, whence signals could be seen 



from other camps. 



The site of this camp may 

 now be recognized as ' Grangefield 

 Farm,' \\ miles north-east from 

 ^ Oxton and 3^ miles west of 

 Southwell. 



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SCAFTWORTH. Until recently 

 an earthwork similar to that at 

 Martin, in the parish of Harworth, 

 was situated about half a mile to 

 the east of Bawtry ; it is figured in some of the old county maps. 8 



1 Arch, r, 349. ' County Map in Pigot's Directory, 1841. W. Peck, A Topographical History of Bawtry. 



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CAMP AT LONELY GRANGE, OXTON. 



