Ardoch Roman Fort
Ardoch Roman Fort is an archaeological site just outside the village of Braco in Perthshire, Scotland, about seven miles south of Crieff. At Ardoch are the remains of a Roman fort and several marching camps which included a signal tower.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Alauna” and “Ardoch, Roman military complex 900m NNE of Ardoch Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ardoch Bridge.
Ardoch Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Helspence, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ardoch Bridge is situated 530 feet west of Ardoch Roman Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Braco and Greenloaning.
Braco
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braco is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, with a population of 515. It is located 5 miles north of Dunblane towards Perth off the A9 road.
Greenloaning
Village
Photo: Eric McGill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Greenloaning is a village in Perth and Kinross, Perthshire, Scotland. It lies by the Allan Water and the Stirling-Perth Railway line. It is 1 mile south of Braco and 5 miles north of Dunblane. Greenloaning is situated 1½ miles south of Ardoch Roman Fort.
Blackford
Village
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blackford is located in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 5 miles from the town of Auchterarder. The village is located just off the A9 between Perth and Stirling which has been bypassed since 1978. Blackford is situated 3½ miles east of Ardoch Roman Fort.
Ardoch Roman Fort
Latitude
56.26769° or 56° 16′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.87536° or 3° 52′ 31″ westOpen location code
9C8R749F+3VOpenStreetMap ID
way 41209045OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q4788225
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Italian—“Ardoch Roman Fort” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Ardoch”
- Chinese: “阿多克堡”
- German: “Kastell Ardoch”
- Italian: “Alauna Veniconum”
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Highlights include Ardoch Walled Garden and Ardoch Parish Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ardoch Roman Fort”. Photo: Dr Richard Murray, CC BY-SA 2.0.