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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