Fort – Page 4 – Romans in Scotland

Broomholm Roman Fort

Broomholm preserves evidence of at least two fort layouts, with a smaller enclosure replacing a larger one. Their precise dates…

Visit Birrens Roman Fort 📍 Location: Birrens, near Middlebie, Dumfries and Galloway 👁 What survives: Earthworks and the fort platform…

The Headquarters Building (Principia) is in the centre of Roman forts. This is the largest building in the fort. The…

All Roman forts and camps across the empire followed the same basic layout for hundreds of years with minor alterations…

Lyne Roman Fort is on unspoilt land used for grazing, and many features are viewable 2000 years later. It is…

Castlecary is securely an Antonine fort. Earlier finds have prompted discussion of an earlier occupation, but they do not by…

The tree-ring dating of timbers in the south rampart demonstrated that Carlisle fort was founded in AD 72-73, towards the…

On a visit to the huge Roman camp near Cupar on the River Eden, I wondered how the Romans managed…

I have reviewed every Roman fort listed on Canmore, Scotland’s Official History Database, and used the rough dating from that…

This fort for a mounted auxiliary unit of around 500 men was built in timber around 79 or 80 AD…

This fort is easily reached by a tarmac canal walk from Kirkintilloch (I cycled but some walking required). I was…

Here is a map of Roman forts in Scotland, and you can find the one closest to you. Foundations and…

This fort is next to the Falkirk Wheel and is said to be the best one to visit on the…

An academic paper so heavy reading. One of the three largest forts in Scotland and a major base to prevent…

https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/05/over-100-ancient-settlements-discovered-north-of-hadrians-wall/143691?amp

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…

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…