2017

NS2973 : Lurg Moor Roman fortlet

taken 7 years ago, 3 km from Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

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Lurg Moor Roman fortlet
Lurg Moor Roman fortlet
The form of the fortlet cannot be revealed very well in pictures taken from ground level; the site is better suited to drone photography.

However, this wide-angle view shows the south-western corner of the fortlet, with the ditch along the southern rampart receding on the right, and that of the western rampart receding on the left.

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Lurg Moor Roman fortlet

This is one of three fortlets that were built south of the River Clyde to control the approaches to the western end of the Antonine Wall. See LinkExternal link (at Canmore) for archaeological details, and LinkExternal link for an annotated satellite image (zoom out for other nearby antiquities).


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This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Lurg Moor Roman Fortlet [5] · Picture [3] · Shows the South-western Corner of the Fortlet [3] Title Clusters: · Lurg Moor Roman fortlet [5] ·
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NS2973, 22 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 24 July, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 6 August, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2949 7373 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:55.5794N 4:43.8379W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2947 7372
View Direction
East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
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