Glenbank Explained
Glenbank was the site of a Roman fortlet associated with the Gask Ridge in Scotland.[1] It was discovered from aerial photography by G. S. Maxwell in 1983.[2] It was confirmed by geophysics and excavations which were carried out in 1984 and 1999.[3] It is beside the Roman road that linked the forts at Ardoch and Doune.[4] It is currently the most southerly of the known Gask fortifications.[5] It was probably built around 70-80 AD.[6] Several other Gask installations have been identified running north to Bertha.[7]
The site is south of the Allan Water close to the A9 road.[8] It seems to have been deliberately demolished by the Romans when they abandoned it.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Glenbank. 2017-11-14 . . Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.
- Web site: Glenbank Roman Fortlet . Roman Britain . 2 July 2018.
- Woolliscroft . David J. . Hoffmann . Brigitta . The Roman Gask system fortlet of Glenbank, Perthshire . Proc Soc Antiq Scot . 2009 . 139 . 167–193 . 2 July 2018.
- Baird . Ronald . The Roman road at Woodlea, Greenloaning, Perthshire excavations in 1997 / 8 . Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal . 2005 . 2 . 1– 7 . 2 July 2018.
- News: The Gask Ridge – Rome’s Frontier Forts . 2 July 2018 . Heritage Daily.
- Web site: Glenbank Fortlet . vici . 2 July 2018.
- Web site: GASK RIDGE FRONTIER . Castles Forts Battles . 2 July 2018 . 16 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220516103119/http://www.castlesfortsbattles.co.uk/perth_fife/gask_ridge_frontier.html . dead .
- Web site: OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider. National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. 12 October 2017.
- News: Woolliscroft . D. J. . Davies . M. H. . Glenbank Fortlet . 2 July 2018 . The Roman Gask Project.
