| Chew Green (Ad Fines) | |
| Location: | Northumberland, England, UK |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Northumberland |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Northumberland |
Chew Green is the site of the ancient Roman encampment, commonly but erroneously called Ad Fines (Latin: The Limits[1]) on the 1885-1900 edition of the Ordnance Survey map,[2] in Northumberland, England,[3] 8miles north of Rochester and 9miles 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.
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[4] 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 17acres 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.[5]
The site is within the Northumberland National Park and within the Military Training Area at Otterburn.