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Sanquhar

Fortlet (Roman)

Site Name Sanquhar

Classification Fortlet (Roman)

Canmore ID 45490

Site Number NS71SE 32

NGR NS 77543 10588

Datum OSGB36 - NGR

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  • Council Dumfries And Galloway
  • Parish Sanquhar
  • Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
  • Former District Nithsdale
  • Former County Dumfries-shire

Archaeology Notes

NS71SE 32 centred 7754 1058.

A fortlet measuring c. 54m NW-SE by 39m was recorded from the air near the confluence of the Nith and the Crawick Water; it has a single ditch c. 2.9m wide. The discovery suggests that a Roman road branched from the Carzield-Crawford road at Drumlanrig fort (NX89NE 61) to continue up the Nith. (Information from G S Maxwell)

S S Frere 1985; The Scotsman 22 July 1985

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