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Lost Roman fort discovered near Glasgow

21st April 2023|Featured, History Featured|

A tactical outpost used by soldiers to protect the frontier of the Roman Empire has been discovered in central Scotland.

The remains of a Roman fortlet which stood next to the Antonine Wall in central Scotland has been uncovered by archaeologists using ground penetrating technology.

The miniature fortification, which would probably have housed a handful of legionnaires standing guard along the front line of the Roman Empire, was thought to have been lost in the mists of time.

The existence of the 1,800-year-old historic structure was only known because of a reference made to it more than 300 years ago. Antiquarian Robert Sibbald wrote in 1707 that he had seen a fortlet in the area around Carleith Farm. Despite several attempts by […]

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