Rough Castle Fort

Rough Castle Fort
Rough Castle Fort is located in Scotland Central Belt
Rough Castle Fort
Location in Central Scotland
Rough Castle Fort is located in Scotland
Rough Castle Fort
Location in Scotland
Founded during the reign ofAntoninus Pius
Founded142 AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceBritannia
Structure
— Turf structure —
Size and area(0.4 ha)
Stationed military units
Cohorts
VI Nerviorum
Location
Coordinates55°59′52″N 3°51′22″W / 55.997800°N 3.856000°W / 55.997800; -3.856000
TownNear Tamfourhill
CountyFalkirk
CountryScotland
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Rough Castle Fort is a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall roughly 2 kilometres south east of Bonnybridge near Tamfourhill in the Falkirk council area, Scotland.[1] It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.[2]

  1. ^ "OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Rough Castle". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 19 May 2018.