Oblique aerial view.
A 36791 CS
Description Oblique aerial view.
Date 1985
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number A 36791 CS
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 337307, SC 2838080
Scope and Content Fortlet at Durisdeer, Kirk Burn, Dumfries and Galloway The Durisdeer fortlet is the best example of its kind in the area. Built on a steep-sided ridge, it overlooks the pass through which a Roman road once ran. The road may have been is use around AD 85 to 105. This aerial view shows the remains of the fort. It consists of a single large rampart with an outer ditch which is partly rock-cut. These enclose a rectangular area. The entrance is to the north-east and had a protective ditch 7 metres in front of it. The fort was probably constructed during the reign of the Emperor Antonine, sometime after AD 142. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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