Excavation

Date 1972 - 1974

Event ID 571985

Category Recording

Type Excavation

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A Roman fortlet, adjoining the south side of the Antonine Wall where the road to Camelon passed through, was discovered in 1894 by M Buchanan. He uncovered parts of the east and south ramparts, these having a stone foundation about 15' broad, and also identified the gateway through the Wall. The site of the fortlet is occupied by the garden of Watling Lodge (G Macdonald 1934).

Excavations made in 1972-4 located the single outer ditch, 2.8m wide and some 1.0m deep, on the west, south, and east sides. This showed the fortlet to measure approximately 18.5m E-W by 15.5m within the rampart, the early MacDonald plan being incorrect (D J Breeze 1972; D R Wilson 1975).

D J Breeze 1975.

Plans, finds and photographs of the 1972-4 excavations are with the National Monuments Record.

DES (RCAHMS) 1979.