Sites & Frontiers – Page 8 – Romans in Scotland

On the march: Roman camps in Scotland

Rebecca Jones explains how temporary camps contribute to research on the Roman army in Scotland.

The Trimontium Trust introduces the Roman fort beneath the Eildon Hills.

River Hunters pairs US Youtube sensation Beau Ouimette, a river detectorist with over 30 years of experience, with presenter and…

Visit Kinneil The marked fortlet is in the Kinneil estate at Bo’ness. Follow the estate paths and interpretation to see…

A great website can be found here https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/hadrians-wall/ You can walk or cycle the sometimes hilly route.

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Many forts in Scotland had small settlements next to them and there is evidence that women and children lived inside…

Visit Camelon Roman Fort 📍 Location: Camelon, Falkirk 👁 What survives: The forts have largely disappeared beneath later development; their…

High above the Kelvin valley, Croy Hill preserves one of the most intriguing sections of the Antonine Wall. The fort…

Today, the only remaining visible part of Ardoch fort, built by the Romans in Perthshire, Scotland, is a series of…

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-60861932.amp A facial reconstruction has been made as shown below.

Visit Balmuildy Roman Fort 📍 Location: Balmuildy, East Dunbartonshire 👁 What survives: The fort survives mainly as archaeological remains, with…

Visit Castlehill Roman Fort 📍 Location: Castlehill, near Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire 👁 What survives: The fort survives mainly as buried…

BBC News – Roman fort survey near Melrose aims to unveil more secrets https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-60602352

An introduction to the frontier and the project helping communities rediscover it.

Travel along the Antonine Wall through a filmed tour of its earthworks, forts, bathhouse and museum collections.

An investigation into a structure elliptical in shape and with posts showing some kind of structure has been interpreted as…

Visit Newstead Roman Fort (Trimontium) 📍 Location: Newstead, near Melrose in the Scottish Borders 👁 What survives: The fort complex…

The hollow in this field at Trimontium was the site of the most northerly amphitheatre discovered in the Roman Empire.…

There were three distinct periods of occupation but Roman forts were consistent in their construction. This map shows forts throughout…