Publication drawing; general plan showing Roman fort and temporary camps, Crawford. Photographic copy.

Description Publication drawing; general plan showing Roman fort and temporary camps, Crawford. Photographic copy.

Date 1976

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number SC 349324

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of LAD 31/5 P

Scope and Content Fort and temporary camps at Crawford, South Lanarkshire This Roman fort is at Crawford. It was suspected that there was a fort in this area as early as the 18th century, but it was not discovered until 1938, through aerial photography. The fort had several phases of occupation. The temporary camps are nearby. This is a plan of the site showing the location of the fort. It stood by the junction of the Roman roads to Annandale and Nithsdale, and would have guarded a bridge over the river Clyde. The fort was possibly built c. AD 80, during Agricola's early campaigns, and abandoned c. AD 86. It was re-occupied c. AD 140, and was finally abandoned for good c. AD 170, with either a second short break in occupation or a reorganisation in between. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

External Reference Inv. fig. 79

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File Format (TIF) Tagged Image File Format bitmap