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Stracathro is a Roman fort and camp situated in Angus, Scotland, occupying bedrock of the Strathmore Group formed during the Emsian period. The underlying sandstone, interspersed with conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone, provided a stable foundation for the installation's substantial earthworks. The site represents a significant military presence in the Tayside region during Rome's northern campaigns in Britain.
The fort and associated camp demonstrate the strategic infrastructure the Romans deployed to control the Strathmore valley and the approaches to the Highlands. The multiple defensive ditches and ramparts characteristic of Roman fortifications would have been constructed using materials readily available from the local Strathmore bedrock and surrounding deposits, with stone and earth labour-intensive works defining the site's ground plan.
Stracathro is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2829, recognising its importance as a physical record of Roman military occupation in Scotland. The site remains largely buried, with its archaeological potential offering evidence of Roman engineering, supply networks and interaction with local populations during the imperial period.
Stracathro, Roman fort and camp is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2829. View the official record →
Stracathro is a Roman fort and camp situated in Angus, Scotland, occupying bedrock of the Strathmore Group formed during the Emsian period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM2829.
Stracathro, Roman fort and camp dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a roman fort and camp. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Stracathro, Roman fort and 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 SM2829.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kincraig,enclosure and ring ditch 300m E of (7 km), Balbirnie Mill,enclosure 300m ENE of (7.4 km), Arrat's Mill, unenclosed settlement 270m ENE of (7.7 km).
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Stracathro, Roman fort and camp stands on Strathmore Group, bedrock that formed in the Emsian. The rock here is sandstone with subordinate conglomerate, siltstone and mudstone.