Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines (Latin: The Limits) on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in

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, north of

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and west of Alwinton. The encampment was adjacent to

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, a Roman road that stretched south to

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), and almost on the present-day border with

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. Archaeological excavation at Chew Green has uncovered a complex of Roman military camps consisting of a Roman fort, two fortlets, two camps and a section of Roman road. The Roman remains were overlaid with evidence of the medieval settlement of Kemylpethe that included a small chapel, although the evidence for this latter is based on reports of an undocumented excavation in the 1880s and must be regarded as insubstantial. The largest camp structure is a square that encloses about with a defensive rampart and ditch. Evidence inside the fort indicates it was used as permanent settlement. The encampment likely served only as a military base, not a colonial settlement.Stuart, R. (1845). ''Caledonia Romana: A Descriptive Account of the Roman Antiquities of Scotland''. London, UK: Bell and Bradfute. The site is within the

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and within the Military Training Area at Otterburn.

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