A list of organisations and resources for Romans in Scotland.
Also, see “doing your own research“
Explore the people behind the evidence in The People Who Studied Roman Scotland, from antiquaries and surveyors to modern archaeologists and museum researchers.
- Historic Environment Scotland – the government body responsible for all historical sites with the excellent Canmore database.
- The National Museum of Scotland hold the majority of Scotland’s Roman artefacts
- The Hunterian, part of Glasgow University holds many Antonine Wall artefacts
- The Antonine Wall – Frontiers of the Roman Empire has lots of resources focused on the Antonine Wall and is a collaboration between six local authorities
- Society of Antiquaries of Scotland – Founded in 1780 to investigate both antiquities and natural and civil history in general.
- Scottish Archaeological Research Framework – ScARF is managed by the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and a grant funded by Historic Environment Scotland as a key part of its commitment to Scotland’s Archaeology Strategy.
- Scotland’s Archaeological Strategy – Overarching strategy which celebrates each year what has been achieved.
- Digit – Dig It! is a hub for Scottish archaeology which includes articles on the Romans.
- The Scottish Archeological Forum (SAF). Its main purpose is organising conferences and workshops furthering and promoting archaeological research in Scotland.
- Scottish Archaeology – a website dedicated to all things archaeology.
Local History and Archaeological Groups
- Biggar Archaeology Group
- Clutha Archaeology Group
- Edinburgh Archaeological Field Society
- Falkirk Local History Society
- Peeblesshire Archaeological Society
- Perth and Kinross Heritage Trust
- Tayside and Fife Archaeological Committee
More general UK-based resources
- Roman Inscriptions of Britain – great resource – use the search term “Scotland”
- Heritage Gateway – access over 60 resources in England and Wales
- Archaeology Data Service – The digital repository for archaeology and heritage
- Association for Roman Archaeology – membership allows free access to many sites and well worth having
- Tynedale Hadrian’s Wall Group – comprehensive website
- The Oxford Roman Economy Project – analyses all major economic activities including agriculture, trade, commerce, and extraction
- The Romans in Britain – a really good comprehensive site
- The Roads of Roman Britain
- Roman Forts – Behavioral Archaeology site looking at objects found in forts
- Following Hadrian – a site dedicated to Hadrian and documents his journey to Britain
- Roman Britain – site has lost its security status – was great
European and other resources
- Archaeological Atlas of Antiquity: all Europe searchable – this link is focused on Scotland
- OmnesViae: Roman Routeplanner (does not include Scotland)
- ORBIS The Stanford Geospatial Network Model of the Roman World (does not include Scotland)
- Database of Military Inscriptions and Papyri of Early Roman Palestine – includes translations of payslips to soldiers
- Europiana Eagle Project – EAGLE, The Europeana network of Ancient Greek and Latin Epigraphy
- Epigraphik-Datenbank Clauss / Slaby Zurich and other university list of latin inscriptions across Europe
- Corpus Inscriptionum Latinarum (CIL) comprehensive collection of Latin inscriptions from the Roman Empire
- Epigraphic Database Heidelberg
- LatinNow – sociolinguistics, epigraphy and archaeology study from Nottingham University
- The Roman Trees Database – identifies the usage of species names in Latin literature, with a primary focus on those up to 200 CE
- Topos Text – over 800 ancients texts with databases of people and places
