Alauna (?) | |
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Location in Perth and Kinross | |
Known also as | Ardoch Roman Fort |
Place in the Roman world | |
Province | Britannia? |
Location | |
Coordinates | 56°16′04″N 3°52′31″W / 56.2678°N 3.8753°W |
Town | Dunblane |
County | Perth and Kinross |
Country | Scotland |
Reference | |
UK-OSNG reference | NN839099 |
Ardoch Roman Fort is an archaeological site just outside the village of Braco in Perthshire, Scotland, about seven miles (eleven kilometres) south of Crieff.
At Ardoch are the remains of a Roman fort and several marching camps which included a signal tower. Part of the Roman Gask Ridge, it is said to be one of the most complete Roman camps in Britain, and is one of the best-preserved series of Roman military earthworks in the whole Empire. It is protected as a scheduled monument.[1]