Battledykes is a
Roman camp slightly to the north of
Forfar, Scotland. According to
Hector Boece
Hector Boece (; also spelled Boyce or Boise; 1465–1536), known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and the first Ancient university governance in Scotland, Principal of King's College, Aberdeen, ...
,
Pictish chiefs met at a
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
by
Forfar Loch to plan how to repel the Roman armies, who invaded several times between the 1st and 4th centuries
AD. Eventually, the better equipped Romans prevailed, later to be displaced again by the Picts. The Romans established a
Roman Camp at Battledykes, approximately three miles north of
Forfar; this camp was assessed to have held 50,000 to 60,000 men. From Battledykes northward the Romans established a succession of camps including
Stracathro,
Raedykes and
Normandykes.
[C Michael Hogan, ''The history of Muchalls Castle'', Lumina Technologies Press, Aberdeen, Scotland (2005)]
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Roman fortified camps in Scotland
Scheduled monuments in Angus
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