Monument record 8596 - Blacon Point Roman military camp

<1> County Historic Environment Record, 1973-1985, Cheshire Archaeological Bulletin, Vol 7. p. 11 Mountford, F, 1980, Interpretation of Aerial photographs in Cheshire (Journal/Periodical). SCH565.

Possible Roman camp identified from 1946/7 RAF aerial survey of West Cheshire

<2> Various, Aerial photographs, CPE/UK 1935 2020-21 17/1/1947 (Aerial Photograph). SCH128.

Rectangular enclosure of 3 straight sides and 2 rounded corners. Overlain by ridge & furrow.

<3> Harris, B.E. (ed), 1987, Victoria County History - A History of the County of Chester: Volume I, p120 (Book). SCH3556.

A possible camp has been observed from the air at Blacon, near Chester

<4> Historic England, 2005, National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE), Monument Number 66963 (Digital Archive). SCH9076.

As marked on OS 1:10000 by the NAR (National Archaeology Record) recorder, the site is located to SJ 379 671, in the grounds of, and probably overlain by, an un-named school south of Blacon Point Road. The site was rejected as a Roman camp by RCHME Roman Camps in England Project.

<5> Welfare H & Swan V, 1995, Roman Camps in England: The Field Archaeology (Book). SCH8047.

<6> Philpott, R A, 1998, New Evidence from Aerial Reconnaissance for Military Sites in Cheshire (Article in Journal). SCH5632.

There are a number of subrectangular enclosures within a few kilometres of Chester. A discussion about the interpretation of these features can be found in this article. New discoveries from aerial photography and excavation support a Roman Military origin.