Roman
The Roman Army
Jar fragments
- Period:
- Roman Period
- Description:
Glenlochar Fort
Glenlochar near Castle Douglas was central to the Roman army's cperations in Galloway. A series of temporary camps and a fort guarded a crossing over the Dee and controlled the routes north along the Glenkens and west to Loch Ryan and the North Channel. Limited excavations have produced a range of finds typical of small forts in northern Britain.
- Materials/Media:
- ceramic, coarseware
- Source:
- Dumfries Museum & Camera Obscura
- Accession number:
- DUMFM:1955.101.1=7
- Digital Number:
- DMPO009n
- Copyright:
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
