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Roman watch tower 1280m ESE of Mayfield is a Roman military installation situated in Perthshire, Scotland. The tower dates to the Roman occupation period and forms part of the defensive infrastructure associated with Roman military campaigns in northern Britain. Such towers typically served as observation and signalling posts, allowing Roman forces to monitor movement across the landscape and maintain communication between larger fortified positions. The site's location in Perthshire reflects the strategic importance of this region during Rome's efforts to extend control into Caledonia.
Roman watch tower 1280m ESE of Mayfield is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2902. View the official record →
Roman watch tower 1280m ESE of Mayfield is a Roman military installation situated in Perthshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2902.
Roman watch tower 1280m ESE of Mayfield 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 SM2902.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Dunning, standing stone 300m SE of Leadketty Holdings (6.2 km), St Serf's Church, Dunning (6.4 km), Dun Knock, fort (6.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Roman watch tower 1280m ESE of Mayfield's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Roman watch tower 1280m ESE of Mayfield stands on Arbuthnott-Garvock Group, bedrock that formed in the Pragian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.