Romans in Scotland

Tag: Bar Hill

  • Flavius Lucianus

    A tombstone from Shirva near Auchendavy commemorates Flavius Lucianus, a miles of Legio II Augusta. Latin text (very brief): “D(is)…

  • Lucius Tanicius Verus

    Lucius Tanicius Verus

    To the god Silvanus Lucius Tanicius Verus, prefect, gladly, willingly, and deservedly fulfilled his vow. This man may have been…

  • The First Cohort of Hamians (Syria)

    The First Cohort of Hamians (Syria)

    Hamian archers were deployed to Hadrian’s Wall at Carvoran Fort and then subsequently the Antonine Wall at Bar Hill fort…

  • Baetasians

    Baetasians

    This tribe came from the Netherlands. They were at Old Kilpatrick and Bar Hill forts on the Antonine wall then…

  • 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,…

  • Bar Hill and Rough Castle: a filmed visit

    Bar Hill and Rough Castle: a filmed visit

    Explore two Antonine Wall forts through a visitor’s film with aerial footage.

  • The Batavians (Dutch)

    The Batavians (Dutch)

    The Batavians lived on the River Rhine in what is now the Netherlands, and the Romans recruited many cohorts (500…