The first Roman tombstone to be found in Scotland since 1834 has been unearthed at Carberry, near Inveresk.
The tombstone – described as the most important Roman discovery in Scotland since the Cramond Lioness – is for a bodyguard called Crescens, and provides the strongest evidence yet that Inveresk was a pivotal Roman site in northern Britain. for more click here
A 2000-YEAR-OLD Roman fort has been uncovered on the site of a new £60 million treatment plant for the Capital’s drinking water.
The remains of the camp were discovered during preparations for the Glencorse works on the edge of the Pentland Hills Regional Park.
It is hoped the find will give archaeologists further clues about how the Romans organised their occupation of the Lothians in the first century AD. for more click here
Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed caves where it is said that a wolf nursed Rome’s legendary founders. for more click here
Dedicated to the Picts, the pre-Scottish people of Caledonia, and Pictish culture. Covers the known history and legends about the Picts as well as comprehensive web links and a bibliography. for more click here
A web site dealing with the Roman military occupation of Britain; specifically the army, navy, fortifications, a military bibliography, and information about the project to discover what is presumed the first military frontier in Britain on the Gask ridge in Perthshire. for more click here
Description of the everyday life of the Roman soldier on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. for more click here
Permanent exhibition at the Ormiston Institute, Melrose, Scotland on the history of the Roman fort of Trimontium at Newstead. Description and visitor information provided by the Trimontium Trust. for more click here
In-depth look at Hadrian’s Wall which was built by the Romans to keep out the Picts and divides present day England from Scotland. Features sections on the construction and forts as well as providing photographs of artefacts and map illustrations. for more click here
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