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White Type is a Roman signal station situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, dating to the Roman occupation period. The site represents part of the wider system of military communications and surveillance installations that the Romans established to monitor and control the Scottish frontier, particularly during the later second century AD. The station's physical remains reflect the typical small-scale fortification structures employed for inter-fort signalling along Roman military routes in northern Britain.
White Type,Roman signal station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3331. View the official record →
White Type is a Roman signal station situated in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, dating to the Roman occupation period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM3331.
White Type,Roman signal station dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman signal station. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
White Type,Roman signal station 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 SM3331.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Coats Hill, Roman Signal Station 215m W of Moffat Golf Club clubhouse (7.3 km), Garpol Water, Motte-and-Bailey 650m SW of Rosetta (7.9 km), Coats Hill, motte 480m NE of St Margaret's (8 km).
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