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Twechar is a Roman temporary camp located northwest of St John of the Cross Roman Catholic Church in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The camp dates to the Roman occupation of Scotland, likely constructed during one of the military campaigns into the Lowlands and Highlands in the first or second century AD. The site represents the type of marching camp established by Roman forces during their advance northward, serving as a temporary fortification for troops on campaign rather than a permanent garrison post. The camp's location on the line of the Antonine Wall system reflects its strategic positioning within the Roman military infrastructure of northern Britain.
Twechar, Roman temporary camp NW of St John of the Cross RC Church is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7075. View the official record →
Twechar is a Roman temporary camp located northwest of St John of the Cross Roman Catholic Church in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7075.
Twechar, Roman temporary camp NW of St John of the Cross RC Church dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman temporary camp nw of st john of the cross rc church. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Twechar, Roman temporary camp NW of St John of the Cross RC Church 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 SM7075.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, N of Alexander Avenue, Twechar (0.4 km), Bar Hill, Roman temporary camp SW of (0.9 km), Antonine Wall, 855m WSW to 605m ENE of Wester Shirva (1.4 km).
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