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Ardunie is a Roman signal station situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 730 metres to the east-south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. The station was constructed on bedrock of the Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, Pragian sandstone interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, geology that would have provided a relatively stable foundation for its structures. Signal stations of this type were integral to Roman frontier communications networks, allowing rapid transmission of messages across distance through visual signalling systems during daylight hours and potentially beacon fires at night.
The site's elevated position on the local landscape would have afforded clear sightlines to neighbouring stations, a critical requirement for their operational effectiveness. The Pragian sandstone bedrock, weathered and fractured over geological time, would have affected the preservation and visibility of structural remains at the surface. The station reflects the Roman military's systematic approach to controlling and surveying the territory they occupied in northern Britain.
Ardunie is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the statutory designation SM90331. The site remains an important archaeological record of Roman military infrastructure and the extent of imperial communication systems in this region of Perthshire during the occupation period.
Ardunie,Roman signal station 730m ESE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90331. View the official record →
Ardunie is a Roman signal station situated in Perthshire, Scotland, approximately 730 metres to the east-south-east of the settlement from which it takes its name. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90331.
Ardunie,Roman signal station 730m ESE of dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman signal station. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ardunie,Roman signal station 730m ESE of is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM90331.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Thorn, fort 70m NE of (6.8 km), Lochie, enclosure 350m SE of (7.3 km), Ogle Hill,fort (7.6 km).
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Ardunie,Roman signal station 730m ESE of stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.