Roman fort will be centrepiece of new tourist attractionOne of Britain's most important Roman sites -- the remains of a fort on the outskirts of Edinburgh -- will be opened up permanently to the public within months, The Scotsman has learned... Work carried out over the last few days in the shadow of Cramond Kirk has opened up the remains of the fort, which dates back to 142AD, once again. The new work will include uncovering parts of the fort, which is thought to have once housed more than 1,000 men, for the first time, including its gatehouse, and former grain stores. It is hoped the archaeological project will not only unearth new treasures but will shed new light on whether the Romans actually stayed in the area longer than already thought... A similar project will then be carried out on the nearby remains, which are currently below ground, of a Roman bathhouse, discovered in the mid-1970s, which is widely regarded as the best-surviving Roman building in Scotland... The new attraction will recount the famous story of the Cramond Lioness sculpture, discovered 11 years ago by a ferryman in the nearby River Almond. It can currently be seen in the National Museum of Scotland. Historians believe the fort was originally constructed as an outpost of the Antonine Wall, on the frontier of an empire during the campaigns of Emperor Antoninus Pius around 142-144 AD.
by Brian Ferguson
Friday, August 29th 2008
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There's a second, unrelated story, also from Scotland, regarding an Antonine Wall Roman fort that is to be opened to the public. I posted it in message one of this thread, rather than starting a separate thread. |
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