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Drumlanrig Roman fort and annexe is a Roman auxiliary fort located approximately 400 metres south-east of Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. The site dates to the Roman occupation period, likely established during the campaigns of the first and second centuries AD as part of Rome's military infrastructure in northern Britain. The fort comprised a main fortified enclosure with an associated annexe, typical of auxiliary installations designed to house cavalry and infantry units along the frontier zones. The earthwork remains are visible as ditches and ramparts that define the fort's characteristic playing-card layout, though the site has been subject to ploughing and landscaping over subsequent centuries.
Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexe 400m SE of Drumlanrig Castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13711. View the official record →
Drumlanrig Roman fort and annexe is a Roman auxiliary fort located approximately 400 metres south-east of Drumlanrig Castle in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM13711.
Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexe 400m SE of Drumlanrig Castle dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a roman fort and annexe 400m se of drumlanrig castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexe 400m SE of Drumlanrig Castle 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 SM13711.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Holmhill,enclosure 500m S of (4.4 km), Templand Mains,Roman signal station 770m NNW of (4.6 km), Grennan Hill, fort 250m S of (4.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexe 400m SE of Drumlanrig Castle's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Drumlanrig, Roman fort and annexe 400m SE of Drumlanrig Castle stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.