Roughcastle Fort rampart, Bonnybridge

Maker
Tom Astbury
Production date
29 May 1979
 Description
View of the remains of the ramparts on the south-west corner of the Roman fort.
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Maker
Production date
29 May 1979
Subject place
Roughcastle Fort/Antonine Wall/High Bonnybridge/Falkirk area
Subject notes
Rough Castle was the second smallest fort on the Antonine Wall, covering 0.4ha. The Wall and Ditch along the north front, and the fort rampart and ditches are clearly visible, making it the best preserved fort. The Wall had a fort every 3.2k.Archaeologists have found in the centre of the fort the remains of a headquarters building, a granary and another stone building, perhaps the commanding officer's house. A bathhouse stood in the annex. It was built by the Sixth Cohort of Nervians, from the Lower Rhine.
Accession number
P07039

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