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Carrickstone is a Roman altar located 400 metres west of Dunbartonshire in Scotland. The monument stands upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period, which underlie much of the local landscape. Roman altars of this type were typically erected as votive monuments, often dedicated to deities or marking significant religious or administrative sites within the Empire's territories.
The altar's presence in Dunbartonshire reflects the Roman occupation and influence in lowland Scotland during the first and second centuries AD. Such altars commonly accompanied forts, roads, and settlement sites across the frontier zones of Roman Britain. The Clackmannan Group bedrock, a sequence of sandstones, siltstones and coal measures, provided the local geological context in which the monument was placed and has survived beneath the Scottish landscape.
Carrickstone is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3815, recognising its archaeological and historical significance as evidence of Roman activity in the region. The altar contributes to understanding the extent and nature of Roman presence in Dunbartonshire and the broader pattern of Roman engagement with northern Britain.
Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3815. View the official record →
Carrickstone is a Roman altar located 400 metres west of Dunbartonshire in Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3815.
Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W of dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman altar,400m. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W 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 SM3815.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, Wester Dullatur to East Dullatur (1.6 km), Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill (2.4 km), Antonine Wall, B802 to N of Cuilmuir View, Croy (3.1 km).
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Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W of stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.