2010

NS2973 : Lurg Moor Roman fortlet

taken 15 years ago, 3 km from Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland

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Lurg Moor Roman fortlet
Lurg Moor Roman fortlet
See the end-note and NS2973 : Lurg Moor Roman fortlet for further details.

This is a view directly along the rampart on the southern side of the fortlet; the interior is to its right. As the photograph suggests, this structure was built on a slope, and its interior is not level.

The surrounding ditch is rather shallow on this side; part of it can be seen in this photograph (it enters the image about halfway up the left-hand edge). When examining the site in person, it can be seen that the ditch is interrupted about halfway along this southern side; this was where the entrance of the fortlet was located. A road (only very faint traces of which are now visible) ran due south from that entrance.

For some of the distant background details, see NS2973 : Lurg Moor Roman fortlet.
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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NS2973, 22 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Lairich Rig   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 7 May, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 12 May, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2948 7373 [10m precision]
WGS84: 55:55.5792N 4:43.8475W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NS 2952 7371
View Direction
West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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