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Elginhaugh Roman fort, annexe and bathhouse is a Roman military installation located in Midlothian, Scotland, situated 200 metres north-east of a contemporary Iron Age settlement. The fort comprises a central fortified compound, an associated annexe for auxiliary troops and supply storage, and a bathhouse facility positioned separately from the main defences. These structures represent the standard infrastructure of a Roman auxiliary fort, designed to project military control and facilitate supply along the campaign routes of Roman Scotland during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD.
The monument stands on bedrock formed from the Scottish Coal Measures Group, a Moscovian-age geological sequence composed of mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete. This underlying geology shaped both the landscape the Romans encountered and the building materials available to them. The waterlogged deposits within the Coal Measures strata have created exceptional conditions for the preservation of organic remains at the site.
Elginhaugh is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5684 as a scheduled monument. The fort's physical survival and archaeological significance lie in its proximity to native settlement, offering rare evidence of Roman and Iron Age interaction in the Lowlands during the period of Roman occupation of Scotland.
Elginhaugh,Roman fort,annexe and bathhouse 200m NE of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5684. View the official record →
Elginhaugh Roman fort, annexe and bathhouse is a Roman military installation located in Midlothian, Scotland, situated 200 metres north-east of a contemporary Iron Age settlement. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM5684.
Elginhaugh,Roman fort,annexe and bathhouse 200m NE of dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a roman fort,annexe and bathhouse. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Elginhaugh,Roman fort,annexe and bathhouse 200m NE 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 SM5684.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Barrow, 55m E of 20 David Herkes Way, Gowkshill (4.7 km), Capielaw, enclosed settlement (5.9 km), Newbyres Castle (6.2 km).
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Elginhaugh,Roman fort,annexe and bathhouse 200m NE of stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.