Name: NT 0920 0141) ROMAN FORT (R) (Site of) ROMAN FORTLET (R) OS 6" map, (1957) A major Roman complex (Flavian to Antonine - see Map Diagram for details of elements and phases) at Milton (Roy's Tassieholm) was excavated between 1938 and 1950 by J. Clarke. In addition to the planned forts, fortlets, camps, etc., he mentions the ditch system of a probable annexe NW of North Fort 2; and a probable parade ground, an entrenched block-house, and what looks like the corner of a temporary camp, all near the wood towards the NE of the site. Clarke's findings suggest that the considerable permanent or semi-permanent oblique fort (shown in red on Map Diagram) was abandoned some years before the well-known Agricolan advance, and it would appear, therefore, that the Romans penetrated thus far during the Brigantian campaigns under Cerialis. In the later phases, if North Fort 2 is comparable, as seems probable, with Loudoun Hill, the approximate date of evacuation would be A.D. 100, and the fortlet (yellow on Map Diagram) followed. Although the evidence is far from conclusive, Clarke favours an early date for the oblique fort and says that some adjustment of ideas on both the beginning and end of the first Roman period in Scotland may be necessary. J Clarke 1948; 1951 The only part of this complex now extant is the Antonine road post, which exists as a scarp c 1.2m high enclosing an area c 44m E-W by 28m N-S. Slight unsurveyable rises and depressions represent part of the remainder of the complex. Visited by OS (D W R) 9 December 1971. Loading... 0 Activities Close all 201
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Name: NT 0920 0141) ROMAN FORT (R) (Site of) ROMAN FORTLET (R) OS 6" map, (1957) A major Roman complex (Flavian to Antonine - see Map Diagram for details of elements and phases) at Milton (Roy's Tassieholm) was excavated between 1938 and 1950 by J. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.
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