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Chew Green

Chew Green — Roman military installation in Northumberland, England.

Chew Green

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Chew Green is a archaeological in lowlands. (Roman military installation in Northumberland, England.) Wikipedia notes: "Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map, in Northumberland, England, 8 miles (13 km) north of Rochester and 9 miles (14 km) west of Alwinton. The encampment was adjacent to Dere Street, a Roman road that stretched south to York (Eboracum), and almost on the present-day border with Scotland.". Coordinates 55.3710°, -2.3370°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
55.3710, -2.3370

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