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Kirkbuddo Wood is a Roman camp located in Angus, Scotland, positioned within a wooded landscape in the eastern Lowlands. The site dates to the Roman military campaigns in northern Britain, likely associated with the Flavian period of Roman expansion in the first century AD. The camp exhibits the characteristic rectangular layout typical of Roman military installations, with defensive ditches and ramparts that remain visible as earthwork features. Its location in this region reflects the strategic positioning of Roman forces during their operations to control and garrison the territory north of the Forth-Clyde line.
Kirkbuddo Wood,Roman camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM144. View the official record →
Kirkbuddo Wood is a Roman camp located in Angus, Scotland, positioned within a wooded landscape in the eastern Lowlands. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM144.
Kirkbuddo Wood,Roman camp dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman camp. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Kirkbuddo Wood,Roman camp 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 SM144.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carlungie, souterrain 160m WNW of (8.4 km), St Bride's Ring, dun 250m W of Kingennie House (8.9 km), Unenclosed settlement, 275m S of Downie Mill (9.1 km).
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