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Tocherknowe
Fortlet (Roman)
Site Name Tocherknowe
Classification Fortlet (Roman)
Alternative Name(s) Lynedale House
Canmore ID 72048
Site Number NT15SW 36
NGR NT 1417 5263
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/72048
- Council Scottish Borders, The
- Parish Linton (Tweeddale)
- Former Region Borders
- Former District Tweeddale
- Former County Peebles-shire
NT15SW 36 1417 5263
A Roman encampment was reported near West Linton by Gordon.
A Gordon 1726
Trial excavation by G S Maxwell, following on from RCAHMS aerial survey, confirmed part of the perimeter of a fortlet guarding the crossing of the Lyne Water, immediately N of West Linton. Defended by two ditches on the SW and severely damaged by ploughing, the fortlet lies in permanent pasture on the W side of the Roman road from Clydesdale to the Forth, roughly half-way between Biggar and Elginhaugh. Topographical constraints suggest that the site measures no more than 70m square over the rampart.
L J F Keppie 1993
Sbc Note
Visibility: This site is visible as a cropmark.
Information from Scottish Borders Council
