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Roman Period

Newstead Fort (Trimontium) Abandonments and Reoccupations

80–180
Scotland
Also known as: Trimontium garrison history · Newstead outpost actions
Era
Roman Period
Battle Type
Skirmish
Location
Scotland
Status
Unregistered
The Combatants

Who Fought

Defeated
Southern Caledonian tribes
Forces
Caledonian tribes c. 1,000–3,000.
VS
Victor
Rome
Forces
Roman garrison & relief forces c. 1,500–2,500
Outcome
Newstead fort at the foot of the Eildon Hills served as the main Roman base in lowland Scotland through multiple phases of occupation and abandonment
The Battle

History & Significance

Newstead (Trimontium) was the most important Roman fort in Scotland, controlling the Tweed valley and Dere Street, and its ritual pits of deposited equipment suggest hurried abandonment under pressure.

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Protected heritage nearby

Scheduled Monuments near Newstead Fort (Trimontium) Abandonments and Reoccupations

Melrose Abbey
Scheduled monument · ~0 miles
Eildon Hill North,fort & Roman signal station
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1 miles
Newstead Roman military complex, 660m WSW of Broomhill Farm
Scheduled monument · ~1.3 miles
Easter Hill,fort
Scheduled monument · Iron Age · ~1.4 miles
Huntly Burn,earthworks
Scheduled monument · ~1.9 miles
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