Inverquharity is a

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fortlet in

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, close to the Highland Line about north of

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. Although very little archaeological work has taken place, it is assumed that Inverquharity forms part of the Roman occupation during the

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period; this would mean it was constructed sometime between 70 and 86 CE. It would thus form part of the series of Strathmore forts, which include

Inchtuthil Inchtuthil is the site of a Roman legionary fortress situated on a natural platform overlooking the north bank of the River Tay southwest of Blairgowrie, Perth and Kinross, Scotland (Roman Caledonia). It was built in AD 82 or 83 as the advance ...

, Cargill I and II, Cardean and Stracathro. Inverquharity is, with Cargill II, one of the smaller installations. Its position close to the Highland line and in a mouth of a small valley, justifies its inclusion amongst the

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s. Aerial photography and

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study have shown Inverquharity to have two ditches, of which at least one has been eroded or the sand cliff on which it is situated. Nothing is known about its internal structures.

References

*D.Breeze, ''Northern Frontiers of Roman Britain'' (1982) *D.Breeze, ''Roman Scotland'' (2007) *W.S.Hanson, G.Maxwell, ''Rome's North-west Frontier: The Antonine Wall'' (1986) *D.J.Woolliscroft, B.Hoffmann, ''The First Frontier. Rome in the North of Scotland'' (Stroud: Tempus 2006)

External links

The Roman Gask Project

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