The Roman Army

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Roman Camp, Wardlaw
A 3 hectare  Roman camp, probably housing two cohorts, around 1600 men. It could be Flavian (and rel
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Forts, Glenlochar
Three superimposed forts, which coincided over the greater part if not the whole of the circuit. The
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Burnswark Camp
A large siege camp of 5.3 hectares lies on the south side of Burnswark Hill and a smaller camp of 3.
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Artillery positions, Burnswark South
The southern Roman camp at Burnswark measures c. 290m by 210m, with three entrances on the north, ea
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Fort & Camps, Tassieholm of Milton
A major Roman military complex (Flavian to Antonine in date) at Milton was excavated between 1938 an
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Birrens, Aerial View
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Roman Road, Dinwoodie Green
The route of the old Roman Road can identified by the dark cropmarks of quarry pits where the materi
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Rebuilt Jug, Birrens
Large ceramic jug. Reconstructed using grey coloured cement. Has spherical body and a short wide nec
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carbonised grain,
Bottle of carbonised Grain, probably barley. Obtained by Donor when she visited the Birrens excavati
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Dolabra (Roman Axe), Dumfries
Iron pick axe or dolabrum, from the foundations of Greyfriars Church, near the Roman road through Du
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Mortaria & Fragments, Barburgh Mill
An almost complete base fragment from a mortaria bowl. Deep with narrow rim. Gritty fragments of whi
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Window Glass, Birrens
A selection of long, triangular piece of window glass found at the site of Birrens Roman Fort. Pale
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Ballista balls, Burnswark, Hoddam and Shancastle, Glencairn
Ballistas were mobile horizontal wooden frames containing a central band of twisted ropes through wh
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Rope Moulding, Birrens
Roman Rope moulding   Rope moulding from an inscription panel, Birrens, Middlebie.   Descriptio
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Whetstone, Carzield, Kirkmahoe
Whetstones were used for the sharpening of knives. This example has deep scars and cuts visible in t
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Bronze Boss, Birrens
Found by a metal detector, this object is most likely a roman boss made entirely from bronze. Circul
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Seal Box, Carzield
From the collection of Sir Ian Richmond, this seal box was discovered during excavations at Carzield
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Baked haematite pencil, Birrens
This is the remaining stub of a pencil of Haematite (a mineral form of Iron oxide) which was used as
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Horse or chariot fastening, Dalswinton, Kirkmahoe.
A bronze horse or chariot fastening found on the surface near Dalswinton, this fragment is typical o
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Ferrule (Pole Cap)
This ferrule (pole or staff cap) was discovered in 1936 during the excavation of Birrens Roman Fort.
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Spearheads, Birrens
Two spearheads found at Birrens Roman Fort. the first of these has a flat leaf shaped 6 inch long bl
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Sling Pellets, Burnswark
This selection of lead sling-shot pelelts were found at Burnswark Roman Fort.   It has been sugges
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Horse trappings, Birrens
Horse trappings from Birrens Roman fort. Cast bronze mounts, including two harness slides and a ter
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Daub
Daub fragments, probably used in the lining from the walls of the barrack buildings at the fort.
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Jar fragments
Glenlochar Fort   Glenlochar near Castle Douglas was central to the Roman army's cperations in Gallo
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Boot fragment
This object is what remains of the sole of a soldier's hob-nailed boot. This fragment is composed of
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Bronze stud
Small decorative stud, probably from a military belt or horse harness. This fragment of a metal stud
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Decorative mount
Bronze mount with enamelled infill, probably from cavalry harness.   Roman decorative pieces from
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Diagram of Roman Trenches Near Tarbolton from John Smith's Notebook
This diagram, drawn by the archaeologist John Smith, shows the location of Roman trenches near Tarbo
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