#RomanScotland
A bronze wine jug from the Mediterranean which was found at Trimontium Roman Fort at Newsteads in the Scottish Borders. Now part of the collections of the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #RomanScotland #Trimontium #NMS
April 1, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Building stone of the Twentieth Legion which was found at Bearsden Roman Fort in East Dunbartonshire. The stone is part of the collections at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanScotland
April 14, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Gravestone fragment showing three Roman legionnaires. The fragment was found at Croy Hill on the Antonine Wall, and is now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanScotland #NMS
March 25, 2026 at 7:02 AM
The remains of the Roman fortlet at Kinneil, near Bo’ness on the Antonine Wall - the only example of an Antonine Wall fortlet which is still visible. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #AntonineWall #Kinneil
May 21, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Remains of the Roman bathhouse at Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire. The bathhouse was part of the fort which is no longer visible. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #AntonineWall
July 23, 2026 at 6:06 AM
One of the best preserved sections of the Antonine Wall, just west of Rough Castle Fort, near Falkirk. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanScotland #Archaeology
December 21, 2024 at 7:27 AM
The remains of the Roman fort bath-house at Barr Hill on the Antonine Wall, near Twechar in East Dunbartonshire. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #BarrHill
August 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The ‘Jewel of Antiquity’ - a stone fragment from Balmuildy Roman Fort that names Urbicus as Governor of Britain, and in doing so identifies and dates the Antonine Wall. Part of the collections at the Hunterian Museum in Glasgow 📸 My own #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanScotland
September 22, 2026 at 7:53 AM
Remains of the Roman bathhouse at Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire. The bathhouse was part of the fort which is no longer visible. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #Bearsden
October 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The remains of the Roman fortlet at Kinneil, near Bo’ness on the Antonine Wall - the only example of an Antonine Wall fortlet which is still visible. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #Kinneil #AntonineWall
November 13, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The remains of the bathhouse at Bar Hill Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall, near Twechar in East Dunbartonshire. The fort is the highest of the 16 known forts on the wall. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #BarHill
August 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Roman parade helmet showing a winged cupid riding a chariot. The brass helmet was found at Trimontium Roman Fort, near Newstead in the Scottish Borders. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanScotland
February 18, 2026 at 8:41 AM
A wintery view of the remains of the Roman fort at Barr Hill on the Antonine Wall, near Twechar in East Dunbartonshire. The fort is the highest of the 16 known forts along the Antonine Wall. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland
December 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Tombstone fragment depicts three Roman legionnaires. The fragment was found at Croy Hill on the Antonine Wall, and is now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanScotland
October 22, 2025 at 6:19 AM
A Roman statuette of Mercury which was found at Throsk, near Stirling in Central Scotland. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #RomanScotland #NationalMuseumScotland
February 26, 2026 at 6:54 AM
The southern ramparts of Rough Castle Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall, near Falkirk. Built in around 142 AD, the fort is the second smallest on the wall, but the best preserved. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #AntonineWall
July 10, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Well preserved military sandals from the Roman fortlet at Kinneil, near Bo’ness on the Antonine Wall. The sandals were found in a pit in the northwest corner of the fort, and are part of the collections at Kinneil House Museum. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland
April 2, 2026 at 6:07 AM
The surviving earthwork of Bochastle Roman Fort, near Callander in Stirlingshire. The fort was one of several built to monitor the northern tribes after the Roman victory at Mons Graupius in AD 83. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #BochastleRomanFort
February 26, 2026 at 6:55 AM
Lilia pits at Rough Castle Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall, near Bonnybridge in central Scotland. The pits were a defensive measure (each containing a sharpened stake) that would have helped defend the northern approach to the fort. 📸 My own #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland
December 18, 2025 at 6:41 AM
The carved head of a Romano-Celtic deity, probably associated with Bertha Roman Fort in Perth. The head may be that of Cernunnos, the Celtic god beasts and wild places. Part of the collections at Perth Museum 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #PerthMuseum
September 25, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Remains of the Roman fortlet at Kinneil, near Bo’ness on the Antonine Wall - the only example of an Antonine Wall fortlet which is still visible. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #Archaeology
February 6, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Remains of the Roman bathhouse at Bearsden in East Dunbartonshire. The bathhouse was part of the fort which is no longer visible. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #RomanArchaeology #Bearsden
March 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
An altar to Diana and Apollo which was dedicated by Marcus Cocceius Firmus - a Centurion of the Second Augustan Legion. It was found at Auchendavy Roman Fort in East Dunbartonshire. 📸 My own. #EpigraphyTuesday #RomanScotland #HunterianMuseum
February 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Relief of Priapus - a fertility god from Turkey. The relief was discovered at Birrens Roman Fort (Blatobulgium) in Dumfriesshire. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 📸 My own. #ReliefWednesday #RomanScotland #Birrens
February 11, 2026 at 7:47 AM
A wintery view of the remains of the Roman fort at Barr Hill on the Antonine Wall, near Twechar in East Dunbartonshire. The fort is the highest of the 16 known forts along the Antonine Wall. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #Archaeology
January 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM