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Ulston Moor is a Roman camp situated 600 metres north of Overwells in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. The site occupies ground underlain by the Stratheden Group, a Late Devonian formation of interbedded sandstone and conglomerate that provides firm, well-drained terrain typical of sites chosen for military installations. Roman camps in Scotland were temporary or semi-permanent structures built during the campaigns of the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, serving as bases for legionary forces and auxiliary troops operating in the region north of the Forth-Clyde line.
The camp's location on the moorland edge reflects Roman strategic planning, positioning forces to control movement along natural routes through the Borders landscape. The underlying geology would have offered practical advantages for construction and drainage, important considerations for structures that required rapid assembly and occupation by large numbers of troops.
Ulston Moor is protected as a scheduled monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3389. The site contributes to our understanding of Roman military operations in Scotland and the logistical networks that sustained them during the imperial frontier campaigns of the early imperial period.
Ulston Moor,Roman camp 600m N of Overwells is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3389. View the official record →
Ulston Moor is a Roman camp situated 600 metres north of Overwells in Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3389.
Ulston Moor,Roman camp 600m N of Overwells dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman camp 600m n of overwells. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Ulston Moor,Roman camp 600m N of Overwells 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 SM3389.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cappuck,Roman fort (1 km), Scraesburgh,earthwork (2.6 km), Jedburgh Franciscan Friary (3.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Ulston Moor,Roman camp 600m N of Overwells's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Ulston Moor,Roman camp 600m N of Overwells stands on Stratheden Group, bedrock that formed in the Late Devonian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.