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Auchinhove
Auchinhove is located in Moray
Auchinhove
Location in Moray
Type Marching camp
Location
Coordinates 57°33′10″N 2°54′03″W / 57.5527°N 2.9007°W / 57.5527; -2.9007
Site notes
Discovery year 1949
Condition Cropmark
Archaeologists Kenneth St Joseph

Auchinhove, located to the east of Keith in Moray, Scotland, is the site of a Roman marching camp, first discovered by aerial photography in 1949.

The camp measures 337 metres (1,106 ft) by 328 metres (1,076 ft) covering an area of approximately 10.9 hectares (27 acres).

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