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Roman Period

Southern Pictish Skirmish with Roman Patrol near the Forth 210 AD

210
Scotland
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Pitched Battle
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Forces
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
southern Pictish scouts
VS
Victor
Not recorded in historical accounts
Forces
Roman auxiliary cavalry patrol
Outcome
Indeterminate — Roman patrols withdrew after intelligence gathering
The Battle

History & Significance

Sporadic contact between Roman scouts pushing north of the Antonine line and southern Pictish groups during the Severan campaign, representing the earliest recorded Pict-Roman friction

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Southern Pictish Skirmish with Roman Patrol near the Forth 210 AD

Tappoch Broch
Scheduled monument · ~4.4 miles
Tor Wood,Roman road
Scheduled monument · Roman · ~4.5 miles
West Plean Colliery No.3 Pit,coke ovens
Scheduled monument · ~4.7 miles
Carr's Hill fort
Scheduled monument · ~4.9 miles
Lochlands Roman camps
Scheduled monument · ~5.1 miles
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