| 556878 |
RECORDING |
MAGNETOMETRY |
NS 6775 7493 The magnetic survey carried out in July 2007 extended the work previously carried out (see DES 2006) in the large field W of the fort, giving an overall coverage of 5.5ha. The course of the ditch was followed across the full extent of the field. Survey N of the ditch towards the River Kelvin revealed nothing that could be clearly regarded as Roman; in particular, in the area excavated in advance of the sewer pipe line (Dunwell et al PSAS 2002, 13) little evidence was found for the presence there of Roman period ditches. The most interesting location was the c100m W from the fort's western ditches. Work now continues in two directions, first in distinguishing features of Roman origin [...] |
July 2007 |
| 1158356 |
RECORDING |
GROUND PENETRATING RADAR |
NS 6775 7493 The magnetic survey carried out in July 2007 extended the work previously carried out (see DES 2006) in the large field W of the fort, giving an overall coverage of 5.5ha. The course of the ditch was followed across the full extent of the field. Survey N of the ditch towards the River Kelvin revealed nothing that could be clearly regarded as Roman; in particular, in the area excavated in advance of the sewer pipe line (Dunwell et al PSAS 2002, 13) little evidence was found for the presence there of Roman period ditches. The most interesting location was the c100m W from the fort's western ditches. Work now continues in two directions, first in distinguishing features of Roman origin [...] |
July 2007 |
| 557630 |
RECORDING |
MAGNETOMETRY |
NT 0255 8078 The magnetic survey was undertaken in September 2007 in the large field E of the fort was continued (see DES 2006), covering an area of c12.5 ha. A smaller area to the S of this field was also surveyed. From a Roman perspective, the shallow ditch parallel to and c100m E from the fort's ditches and extending S as far as the road leading from the fort's E gate may be significant. Elsewhere, several phases of the remarkable field system and associated rig and furrow were identified, extending what has already emerged from aerial reconnaissance. What appears to be a relict stream bed runs from the ditches of the Roman fort eastwards along the axis of the field. Nothing of the promontory fort at the east end of the field was detected. [...] |
September 2007 |
