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Publication drawing: plan of Roman fort, Birrens, with elevation of storehouse C3.
SC 343848
Description Publication drawing: plan of Roman fort, Birrens, with elevation of storehouse C3.
Date c. 1915
Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu
Catalogue Number SC 343848
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of DFD 14/1
Scope and Content Fort at Birrens, Dumfries and Galloway In 1895 Birrens became the first Roman fort to be excavated in Scotland. It was excavated again in 1936-7 and 1962-7. It has proved to be one of the most important Roman sites in the area. The finds are in the RMS and the Huntarian Museum, Glasgow. This is a plan of the site. The six outer ditches are at the N end of the fort. The plan also shows the location of the structures which were built inside the rampart. All four sides of the fort had a gateway, with the main one to the N. The fort, originally known as Blatobulgium, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary. It was built over an existing fortlet around AD 120 and rebuilt in AD 142 for the 1st Cohort Nervana Germanorum. It was rebuilt again in AD 158 and abandoned in AD 184 Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference Inv. fig. 111
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