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Dunning Roman camp is a Roman military installation situated 420 metres north-west of Haughend in Perthshire, Scotland. The camp occupies ground underlain by sandstone of the Arbuttnott-Garvock Group, a geological formation dating to the Pragian period, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone. This mixed bedrock would have provided both solid construction material and drainage challenges for the Roman engineers who established the fort.
The site represents one of the chain of military positions used by Rome during its occupation and surveillance of northern Britain. Roman camps in Scotland typically served as temporary or semi-permanent bases for legions engaged in consolidation and supply operations across difficult terrain. Their characteristic rectangular or playing-card shape, defined by ditches and ramparts, allowed for efficient organisation of troops and supplies.
The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the designation SM3675, recognising its archaeological importance as evidence of Roman military infrastructure in Caledonia. The survival of such camps in the Scottish landscape, visible through earthwork remains and geophysical anomalies, provides crucial information about Roman strategic planning and the extent of their control in the region beyond Hadrian's Wall.
Dunning, Roman camp 420m NW of Haughend is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3675. View the official record →
Dunning Roman camp is a Roman military installation situated 420 metres north-west of Haughend in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3675.
Dunning, Roman camp 420m NW of Haughend dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman camp 420m nw of haughend. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Dunning, Roman camp 420m NW of Haughend 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 SM3675.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Millhaugh,enclosure and pit alignment 300m E of (1.4 km), Cairn and mortuary enclosure 120m WSW and 150m SW of Cranberry (1.7 km), Henge and palisaded enclosure, 220m WSW and 210m SW of Millhaugh Farmhouse (1.9 km).
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Dunning, Roman camp 420m NW of Haughend stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.