Aerial view
SC 349328
Description Aerial view
Catalogue Number SC 349328
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of LA 2183
Scope and Content Fort and temporary camps at Crawford, South Lanarkshire This Roman fort is at Crawford. It was suspected that there was a fort in this area as early as the 18th century, but it was not discovered until 1938, through aerial photography. The fort had several phases of occupation. The temporary camps are nearby. This is an aerial photograph of the site. Though little of the fort remains at ground level, its layout can still be seen as cropmarks. The NW rampart can be seen near the middle of the image, with the line of the outermost defensive ditch below it. The fort was possibly built c. AD 80, during Agricola's early campaigns, and abandoned c. AD 86. It was re-occupied c. AD 140, and was finally abandoned for good c. AD 170, with either a second short break in occupation or a reorganisation in between. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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