Tarryblake Wood
Temporary Camp (Roman)(Possible)
Site Name Tarryblake Wood
Classification Temporary Camp (Roman)(Possible)
Canmore ID 17837
Site Number NJ54NW 21
NGR NJ 52 49
NGR Description NJ c. 52 49
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
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- Council Moray
- Parish Rothiemay
- Former Region Grampian
- Former District Moray
- Former County Banffshire
NJ54NW 21 c. 52 49.
The presence of an intermediate Roman camp, somewhere in the vicinity of the confluence of the Rivers Isla and Deveron (NJ 53 47), is suggested by the unusually long distance of 18 miles between Glenmailen (NJ63NE 2) and Auchinhove (NJ45SE 5).
Slightly elevated ground, now wooded, 2 miles from Sillyearn Ridge (NJ 51 52), is suggested as the most likely site although there is no evidence on the ground. (?Tarryblake Wood: NJ 52 49.)
The author suggests the area between the alleged camp and the ridge as the site of the battle of Mons Graupius (83-84 AD) since it appears to fit Tacitus' account.
D Henderson-Stewart 1960.
