Cramond Roman Fort

Cramond Roman Fort
Site of the Roman fort at Cramond
Cramond Roman Fort is located in Edinburgh
Cramond Roman Fort
Location in Edinburgh
Alternative name(s)Carumabo?, Rumabo?
Foundedc. 140 AD
Abandoned4th century AD
Attested byRavenna Cosmography?
Stationed military units
Legions
vexill. II Augusta
Cohorts
Location
Coordinates55°58′39″N 3°17′48″W / 55.9774°N 3.2967°W / 55.9774; -3.2967
TownEdinburgh
CountryScotland
Reference
UK-OSNG referenceNT1976

Cramond Roman Fort is a Roman-Era archaeological site at Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] The settlement may be the "Rumabo" listed in the 7th-century Ravenna Cosmography.

The fort was established around 140 AD and occupied until around 170 AD, with a further period of occupation from around 208 to 214 AD.[2] Among the many archaeological finds, one of the most famous is a sculpture known as the Cramond Lioness.

  1. ^ "Cramond Roman Fort & Minor Settlement". Roman Britain.
  2. ^ Open Virtual Worlds (11 April 2016), Cramond – the Roman Fort, retrieved 23 September 2017