Victoria is a Roman fort name recorded in the Ravenna Cosmography, generally identified with the auxiliary fort at Dalginross near Comrie in Strathearn, Perthshire. The site comprises a Flavian-period fort (late 1st century AD, c. AD 80s, associated with Agricola's campaigns in northern Britain) with an attached annexe, and there is also evidence of a smaller, possibly Severan-period reoccupation in the early 3rd century.
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Dalginross lies on the Highland line at the mouth of the Glen Artney/Glen Lednock passes, forming part of the chain of "glen-blocking" forts (alongside Fendoch, Bochastle and Inchtuthil) designed to control movement between the Highlands and the lowlands. Its likely identification as Victoria — possibly commemorating Agricola's victory at Mons Graupius — would give it particular historical resonance, though the identification is not certain.
The fort is known primarily through aerial photography and limited excavation, which have revealed its defensive ditches, gateways with characteristic Flavian clavicula-style outworks, and an annexe to the south; a smaller enclosure within the larger footprint suggests a second, reduced phase of occupation. Internal buildings remain largely unexplored, and finds have been modest, consistent with short-lived military occupation.
Victoria is a Roman fort name recorded in the Ravenna Cosmography, generally identified with the auxiliary fort at Dalginross near Comrie in Strathearn, Perthshire. It is recorded in the Pleiades gazetteer of ancient places as a fort site from the Roman period in Britain.
Victoria? is classified as a Roman fort — a military site in the Pleiades ancient world gazetteer. Roman Britain's archaeology encompasses thousands of sites ranging from legionary fortresses and marching camps to villas, temples and towns.
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