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Innerpeffray Wood Roman camps are a pair of temporary military encampments located in Perthshire, Scotland, and protected by Historic Environment Scotland. The camps sit on ground underlain by the Strathmore Group, sandstones interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone deposited during the Emsian period of the Devonian. This geology has shaped the landscape of the central belt where the Roman army established its campaigns.
The camps represent the physical remains of Roman military occupation during the period of expansion into northern Britain. Temporary camps such as these were constructed during marching campaigns, built to provide secure overnight shelter for troops and supplies. Their distinctive rectangular layout, banks and ditches are archaeologically characteristic of Roman field fortifications, marking the strategic movement of the army through the region.
The survival of both camp earthworks at Innerpeffray Wood offers rare evidence of Roman military infrastructure in Perthshire. The site's designation reflects its importance to understanding Roman operations in central Scotland and the tactical occupation of the landscape during this period of imperial expansion northwards.
Innerpeffray Wood,Roman camps S of is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3775. View the official record →
Innerpeffray Wood Roman camps are a pair of temporary military encampments located in Perthshire, Scotland, and protected by Historic Environment Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3775.
Innerpeffray Wood,Roman camps S of dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman camps. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Innerpeffray Wood,Roman camps S 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 SM3775.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Easthill, standing stones 250m SSE of, Auchterarder (5.8 km), Thorn, fort 70m NE of (7.4 km), Orchill Fort,fort 450m NNE of Orchill (7.7 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Innerpeffray Wood,Roman camps S of's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Innerpeffray Wood,Roman camps S of stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.