Aerial view
A 29151
Description Aerial view
Date 1984
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number A 29151
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 355760, SC 1725241
Scope and Content Fort, fortlet and settlement at Croy Hill, North Lanarkshire This Roman fort, fortlet and civilian settlement are on Croy Hill. They are built on a plateau, 300m NE from the summit, and over looking the Kelvin valley. The fortlet is 80 m SW of the fort and the settlement is to the S. This is an aerial view of the site. It shows the location of the Antonine Wall and the fortlet to the SW of the main fort. They show up as shadows in the snow. The fortlet was surrounded by a rampart and ditch and joined to the S face of the Wall. Excavations in the 19th century uncovered the location of the fort's headquarters building. Also found were inscribed stones showing that a detachment from the Sixth Legion occupied the area for a while. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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