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With a total area of at least {{convert|57.2|ha|acres}} and probably totalling {{convert|58.4|ha|acres}}, it is the largest Roman camp that has been found north of the [[Antonine Wall]].{{sfn|RCAHMS}} The exceptional size of the camp at Durno has led to it being suggested as the place where [[Agricola]] assembled his forces before the [[Battle of Mons Graupius]] in AD 84, though the evidence for this has been criticised as largely circumstantial.{{sfn|Hanson|1980|p=145}} |
With a total area of at least {{convert|57.2|ha|acres}} and probably totalling {{convert|58.4|ha|acres}}, it is the largest Roman camp that has been found north of the [[Antonine Wall]].{{sfn|RCAHMS}} The exceptional size of the camp at Durno has led to it being suggested as the place where [[Agricola]] assembled his forces before the [[Battle of Mons Graupius]] in AD 84, though the evidence for this has been criticised as largely circumstantial.{{sfn|Hanson|1980|p=145}} |
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The camp is enclosed by a ditch {{convert|3.35|m|ft}} wide and {{convert|3.35|m|ft}} deep.{{sfn|Aberdeenshire SMR}} The south west side is {{convert|3230|ft|m}} long, and the north west side {{convert|1930|ft|m}} long.{{sfn|Aberdeenshire SMR}} |
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Revision as of 15:32, 4 October 2015
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| Alternative name(s) | Logie Durno |
| Type | Marching camp |
Durno or Logie Durno, located 6 miles (9.7 km) north west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is the site of a Roman marching camp, first discovered by aerial photography in July 1975 and excavated in 1976 and 1977.[1]
With a total area of at least 57.2 hectares (141 acres) and probably totalling 58.4 hectares (144 acres), it is the largest Roman camp that has been found north of the Antonine Wall.[2] The exceptional size of the camp at Durno has led to it being suggested as the place where Agricola assembled his forces before the Battle of Mons Graupius in AD 84, though the evidence for this has been criticised as largely circumstantial.[3]
The camp is enclosed by a ditch 3.35 metres (11.0 ft) wide and 3.35 metres (11.0 ft) deep.[4] The south west side is 3,230 feet (980 m) long, and the north west side 1,930 feet (590 m) long.[4]
References
- ^ St Joseph 1978, p. 271.
- ^ RCAHMS.
- ^ Hanson 1980, p. 145.
- ^ a b Aberdeenshire SMR.
Bibliography
- "Logie Durno Roman Camp". Aberdeenshire Sites and Monuments Record. Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- "Logie Durno". Canmore. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- Hanson, W. S. (1980). "Roman campaigns north of the Forth-Clyde isthmus: the evidence of the temporary camps" (PDF). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (109): 140–150. doi:10.5284/1000184. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
{{cite journal}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - St Joseph, J. K. (1978). "The Camp at Durno, Aberdeenshire, and the Site of Mons Graupius". Britannia. 9: 271–287. doi:10.2307/525942. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
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