Sanquhar
Fortlet (Roman)
Site Name Sanquhar
Classification Fortlet (Roman)
Canmore ID 45490
Site Number NS71SE 32
NGR NS 77543 10588
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/45490
- Council Dumfries And Galloway
- Parish Sanquhar
- Former Region Dumfries And Galloway
- Former District Nithsdale
- Former County Dumfries-shire
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
Aerial Photographic Transcription (22 March 2012)
