Oblique aerial view.
A 40118 CS
Description Oblique aerial view.
Date 1984
Collection RCAHMS Aerial Photography
Catalogue Number A 40118 CS
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 359705
Scope and Content Aerial view of Roman site at Ward Law, Dumfries and Galloway The Roman site at Ward Law occupies the south end of a ridge running south-east from Dumfries between the Nith and the Lochar Water, giving an excellent view of the Solway area. Recognisable as a Roman camp by the typical 'playing card' shaped. Two gates are protected by 'titulae', ditches immediately outside a gateway; their diamond-shaped arrangement is most unusual. Excavations in 1939 and 1949-50 revealed a heavily cobbled road exiting the east gate. Although similar in shape to Roman temporary camps, Ward Law may have served a more permanent function. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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