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Cargill, Roman fortlet and ring-ditches is a Roman military installation located 400 metres northeast of Mains of Cargill in Perthshire, Scotland. The site comprises a small Roman fortlet dating to the first or second century AD, representing one of the auxiliary forts established during Rome's campaigns in northern Britain, alongside a series of Iron Age ring-ditches that predate the Roman occupation. The fortlet itself measures approximately 0.5 hectares and exhibits the characteristic playing-card shape typical of Roman temporary or small permanent forts. The presence of both Iron Age and Roman features indicates sustained occupation of this location across multiple periods and demonstrates the strategic importance of this locality in controlling communications along the River Tay valley.
Cargill, Roman fortlet and ring-ditches 400m NE of Mains of Cargill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2833. View the official record →
Cargill, Roman fortlet and ring-ditches is a Roman military installation located 400 metres northeast of Mains of Cargill in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2833.
Cargill, Roman fortlet and ring-ditches 400m NE of Mains of Cargill dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a roman fortlet and ring-ditches 400m ne of mains of cargill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Cargill, Roman fortlet and ring-ditches 400m NE of Mains of Cargill 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 SM2833.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Damside, fort 780m SW of (6.5 km), Brownies Knowe, stone circle & cup-marked stone 400m WNW of Rosemount (6.7 km), Tammieteeth, cairn 500m W of Cairnbeddie (6.8 km).
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