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Castledykes
Roman Road (Roman)
Site Name Castledykes
Classification Roman Road (Roman)
Canmore ID 82642
Site Number NS94SW 39.01
NGR NS 9264 4429
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/82642
- Council South Lanarkshire
- Parish Carstairs
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Clydesdale
- Former County Lanarkshire
NS94SW 39.01 9264 4429
Strathclyde SMR carried out a watching brief during the excavation of foundations for a private dwelling at Castledykes on 1 October 1993. The foundations disturbed the presumed line of the Roman road running from Castledykes fort to Cleghorn temporary camp. Several phases of road construction were noted. All of these utilised modern surface materials except the earliest phase, which used elements of subsoil along with rounded stone in its construction. The remains of this earliest phase comprised a layer 0.1m to 0.2m thick and 2.1m wide which overlay a buried plough soil. This was found at exactly the point where the Roman road was presumed to run. Unfortunately, no dating evidence was found so the existence of a specifiaclly Roman road at this location cannot be proven.
Sponsor: Strathclyde Regional Council
SRC SMR 1993
