More information : At SJ 419 691 a rectangular enclosure is visible on APs.
It is situated in flat open country with no natural defensive
advantages. The only portions visible on the ground are the east
side and part of the west side. The east side is situated in a
field of stubble and consists of a barely visible ploughed-down
bank with an average width of 6.0m and a height of 0.2m.
There are no traces of entrances or of internal buildings. No
surface finds.
The slight nature of the remains prevented any conclusions being
drawn regarding their origin or purpose. The absence of entrances,
and surface finds, suggests that the remains are not Roman and
the topographical situation is not indicative of a pre-historic
site.
The outskirts of Chester were the scene of much military activity
during the siege of the city [See SJ 46 NW] and the remains may
be those of a defensive work of that occasion. Canon Morris notes
that a letter dated April 30th 1645 mentions defensive works at
Upton. (b) (1)
I have investigated the site, and I am unable to find any
surveyable feature on the ground. (2)
There is no trace of the earthwork (3)
SJ42006920 SJ42036911 Part of a Roman camp lying in two fields to the west of Upton Grange Farm. It is divided in two by Long Lane. Identified on aerial photographs and confirmed by excavation in 1995.(4)
A possible Roman Camp is visible as cropmarks and earthworks on oblique aerial photography and lidar imagery in the parish of Upton-by-Chester. It was mapped as part of the Cheshire Aerial Investigation and Mapping Project. Surviving earthworks show that this enclosure is much larger that the other Roman camp sites in the vicinity. Aerial imagery appears to show one surviving entrance. The site is extant on the latest 2016 aerial imagery (5-7).
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