Stirling, Gowan Hill
Inscribed Stone (Roman), Roman Fort (Roman)(Possible)
Site Name Stirling, Gowan Hill
Classification Inscribed Stone (Roman), Roman Fort (Roman)(Possible)
Canmore ID 46114
Site Number NS79SE 10
NGR NS 7909 9435
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46114
- Council Stirling
- Parish Stirling
- Former Region Central
- Former District Stirling
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS79SE 10 7909 9435
The Roman road running from the Antonine Wall to Strathmore (RR 9a) crossed the River Forth in the neighbourhood of Stirling, and it may be regarded as certain that a fort would be established here to guard the crossing, and to provide an intermediate staging-point in the 22 mile stretch between Camelon and Ardoch. No remains of a fort are visible, and its site has not been located. The traces of a "Roman station" referred to by Maitland (1757) are probably the earthwork on the SE side of the King's Knot (NS79SE 7), which is clearly not of Roman origin.
The inscription (at NS 7909 9435) on Gowan Hill, once considered to be Roman, is a forgery.
RCAHMS 1963, visited 1957
No further information.
Visited by OS (JP) 8 January 1974.
Note (1979)
Stirling NS c. 79 94 NS79SE 10
A Roman fort is presumed to have guarded the road between Camelon and Ardoch, where it crossed the River Forth in the neighbourhood of Stirling.
RCAHMS 1979
(RCAHMS 1963, p. 112, no. 123)
