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for Normandykes have been archived between 1947 and 1976. The camp is about 6 miles (10 km), or less than half a day's march, north of the
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camp. It is possible that the actual route taken would have entailed one day's march, over a route likely chosen to avoid the
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The statistical account of Scotland, drawn up from the communications of the Ministers of the different parishes, Vol. XVI
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and interpreted as a Danish Camp in 1795, but then corrected in the New Statistical Account of 1845 as Roman.
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RCAHMS Site Record for Normandykes Hilton; Oldtown; Peterculter Photographs (2004)
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Committee for the Society for the Sons and Daughters of the Clergy (1845).
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Temporary Marching Camp: Normandykes, Peterculter, Grampian (2004)
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and MacIntyre; construction is thought to date to the
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marching camp
Peterculter
City of Aberdeen
Scotland
River Dee
B9077 road
Aerial photographs
Raedykes
Red Moss
bog
Netherley
Richmond
Antonine
Severan
scheduled ancient monument
Raedykes
Balbridie
Crynoch Burn
Deers Den
Glenmailen
Leuchar Burn
Maryculter House
Ythan Wells
Muiryfold
Ordnance Survey
Temporary Marching Camp: Normandykes, Peterculter, Grampian (2004)
Antonine Wall
Cambridge, England
RCAHMS Site Record for Normandykes Hilton; Oldtown; Peterculter Photographs (2004)

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