General view towards location of Dalswinton Roman forts.
DF 2527
Description General view towards location of Dalswinton Roman forts.
Date 1954
Collection Papers of Sir Ian A Richmond, archaeologist, Oxford, England
Catalogue Number DF 2527
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 364467
Scope and Content Forts at Dalswinton, Bankhead, Dumfries and Galloway These Roman forts are at Dalswinton, Bankhead. There are two forts dating from the Flavian period almost exactly superimposed. The smaller of the two is earlier, but there does not seem to have been a break in occupation when the larger one was built. As can be seen in this view, there are no surface remains visible on the ground. The fields they stood in are now heavily cultivated. The forts have been excavated and the finds are now in Dumfries Museum. Both the forts are big enough to hold cavalry units. The Ala Petriana, the largest auxiliary cavalry unit known in Britain, may have been based in the later fort. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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