The Tungrians – Belgium
The Tungrians were from modern-day Belgium. and served as an auxiliary unit from Agricola’s time.
| Location in Scotland | What |
|---|---|
| Castlecary Fort, Antonine Wall | The First Cohort of Tungrians helped build Castlecary Fort around AD 141. |
| Cramond Fort, near Edinburgh | The First Cohort of Tungrians was stationed at Cramond from AD 142; the site also says inscriptions show the Second Cohort of Tungrians was stationed there. |
| Mumrills Fort, Antonine Wall | The site records Tungrians at Mumrills, including Valerius Nigrinus, a cavalryman of ala I Tungrorum, whose altar was found near the fort and dated to the Antonine occupation. |
| Birrens Fort, near Dumfries | The site records a rebuilding in AD 158 for the Second Cohort of Tungrians, and says the Second Cohort was present there. |
The above inscription stone is at Castlecary Fort on the Antonine Wall and dedicated to the First Cohort of Tungrians.
