Category: Sites & Frontiers

Forts, fortlets, camps, roads, frontiers, walls, watchtowers, built infrastructure, Roman towns.

  • Trimontium and the Roman occupation of Scotland: John Reid

    Trimontium and the Roman occupation of Scotland: John Reid

    John Reid examines the strategic importance and complex history of Trimontium in the Scottish Borders.

  • A Westerly Extension to Dere Street at Newbridge, Edinburgh

    A Westerly Extension to Dere Street at Newbridge, Edinburgh

    A paper submitted to Britannia reveals the discovery of a Roman Road at Newbridge. The construction is consistent with the…

  • Kirkbride

    Kirkbride

    on Cumbrian Coast Visit Kirkbride Kirkbride lies on the Cumbrian coastal frontier. The fort is an archaeological site rather than…

  • Westerwood

    Westerwood

    Visit Westerwood Roman Fort 📍 Location: Westerwood, Cumbernauld 👁 What survives: Little of the fort is visible above ground, although…

  • Kirkintilloch Roman Fort

    Kirkintilloch Roman Fort

    Not much to see here as the town and a medieval fort have been built over what might have been…

  • Old Kilpatrick Roman Fort

    Old Kilpatrick Roman Fort

    Visit Old Kilpatrick Roman Fort 📍 Location: Old Kilpatrick, West Dunbartonshire 👁 What survives: Very little of the fort is…

  • Carlisle Roman Fort

    Carlisle Roman Fort

    72 AD Fort built of timber and the dating of trees confirms the date 105 AD fort dismantled 140 AD…

  • The Stanegate Road

    The Stanegate Road

    This road was built by Agricola linking up various forts in the Tyne valley near where Hadrian’s Wall would later…

  • Burgh by Sands Roman Fort

    Burgh by Sands Roman Fort

    120 AD built Visit Burgh by Sands The fort lies beneath and around the village of Burgh by Sands. The…

  • Brampton Old Church Roman Fort

    Brampton Old Church Roman Fort

    110 AD built 130 AD abandoned Visit Brampton Old Church The fort occupies the area by Brampton Old Church. Use…

  • Carvoran Roman Fort

    Carvoran Roman Fort

    80 AD, the Fort was built 136 AD outer stone wall added 367 AD abandoned (assumed) Visit Carvoran Carvoran is…

  • Bertha Roman Fort

    Bertha Roman Fort

    The fort sits on the River Tay where the River Almond joins it. There is thought to have been a…

  • Cappuck Roman Fort

    Cappuck Roman Fort

    Visit Cappuck Roman Fort 📍 Location: Cappuck, near Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders 👁 What survives: The fort is known…

  • Ebchester Roman Fort

    Ebchester Roman Fort

    69 AD fort built 117 AD end of first occupation 150 AD reoccupied 367 AD deserted around this time Visit…

  • Piercebridge Roman Fort

    Piercebridge Roman Fort

    270 AD a fort with a double portal gateway was built 300 AD road resurfaced 350 AD south portal blocked…

  • Strageath Roman Fort

    Strageath Roman Fort

    Visit Strageath Roman Fort 📍 Location: Strageath, Perthshire 👁 What survives: The fort platform and subtle earthworks survive in the…

  • Oakwood Roman Fort

    Visit Oakwood Roman Fort 📍 Location: Oakwood, near Selkirk in the Scottish Borders 👁 What survives: Little is visible above…

  • Bar Hill Roman Fort

    Bar Hill Roman Fort

    Visit Bar Hill Roman Fort 📍 Location: Bar Hill, near Twechar, East Dunbartonshire 👁 What survives: Clear fort earthworks survive,…

  • Peutinger Table – Ancient Roman Road Map

    Peutinger Table – Ancient Roman Road Map

    The Tabula Peutingeriana, also known as Peutinger’s Tabula or Peutinger Table, is an ancient Roman road map. It’s an illustrated…

  • Duntocher Roman Fort

    Duntocher Roman Fort

    A fortlet was here before the fort was built for the Antonine Wall. Visit Duntocher Roman Fort 📍 Location: Duntocher,…