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LarbertRough Castle Fort

Locatie:

  • Verenigd Koninkrijk, Camelon
  • geo:56.00758,-3.823704
  • Locatie ± 5-25 m.

Classificatie:

  • Fort
  • Zichtbaar

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=6867

Annotaties

Er zijn nog geen Nederlandstalige annotaties. Hier volgen annotaties in het Engels.

There are two adjacent forts here.  The north fort is Antonine period.

The south fort is is one of the Gask Ridge Forts established between 70 and 80 in the campaigns in Scotland, although the exact dating is uncertain.  The forts ran along the line of this ridge, but extended well south of it as well, and contemporary historians describe the line as the first comprehensive Roman border fortification system.  

The recognized line begins in the south at Camelon, Doune, followed by  Glenbank (fortlet), Ardoch, Kaims Castle (fortlet), Strageath, Bertha, Cargill (fort and fortlet), Inchtuthil (Legionary fortress), Cardean,, and Stracathro on the north.  The “Glen Blocker” forts are now included as a part of this overall line, as are the series of watch or signal towers that run along the ridge.  Some of these forts are classified as both Gask Ridge and Glen Blocker.

Although these works were abandoned by C. 90, many of them show to have been rebuilt at later times, this one being one of them.  There is still a great deal to be discovered about them.

See: https://canmore.org.uk/site/46920/falkirk-camelon 

http://roman-britain.co.uk/places/camelon.htm

There are two adjacent forts here.  The north fort is Antonine period.

The south fort is is one of the Gask Ridge Forts established between 70 and 80 in the campaigns in Scotland, although the exact dating is uncertain.  The forts ran along the line of this ridge, but extended well south of it as well, and contemporary historians describe the line as the first comprehensive Roman border fortification system.  

The recognized line begins in the south at Camelon, Doune, followed by  Glenbank (fortlet), Ardoch, Kaims Castle (fortlet), Strageath, Bertha, Cargill (fort and fortlet), Inchtuthil (Legionary fortress), Cardean,, and Stracathro on the north.  The “Glen Blocker” forts are now included as a part of this overall line, as are the series of watch or signal towers that run along the ridge.  Some of these forts are classified as both Gask Ridge and Glen Blocker.

Although these works were abandoned by C. 90, many of them show to have been rebuilt at later times, this one being one of them.  There is still a great deal to be discovered about them.

See: https://canmore.org.uk/site/46920/falkirk-camelon 

http://roman-britain.co.uk/places/camelon.htm


In de buurt

Carmuirs gravel pit (Camelon)

Carmuirs gravel pit (Camelon)

Carmuirs 'd', 'e', 'f' Temporary Camps

Carmuirs 'd', 'e', 'f' Temporary Camps

Nailer Road (Camelon)

Nailer Road (Camelon)


Dit object is toegevoegd door René Voorburg op 2012-06-10. Laatst bewerkt door Ludwinski op 2023-11-27. Persistent URI: http://vici.org/vici/6867 . Download als RDF/XML, GeoJSON, KML.
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Lijntracé bij dit punt door Randal Gilbert.

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