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46: 26: 39: 176: 299:. The validity of this dating has recently been called into question by David Woolliscroft, who argues that the coin hoard is unsuitable for this purpose as only 21 of the 45 coins in the hoard were actually found in a single, stacked deposit - of these, the latest was dated to AD 71. The dating of AD 77-78 comes from a single coin closely associated with the hoard, but not securely from within it. 270:
The site provides a very precise dating horizon for a wide range of associated artefactual material. Of particular importance is the evidence of the local manufacture of coarse pottery and indication that the garrison used hand-held artillery pieces. An extensive programme of environmental analysis
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The excavation confirmed the broad consistency of auxiliary fort plans (in terms of general layout and the identification of specific building types), but highlighted their individual uniqueness in relation to plan detail. Of particular importance, in relation to the traditional interpretation of
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There is also unique evidence that the site continued to function as a collection centre for animals after the garrison had departed: the interior of the fort was cobbled over, two additional wells were dug and ditches inserted across the annexe to funnel livestock.
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fort plans, is the recognition that it was the norm to house horses and men together in stable-barracks, whose number and disposition indicate that the fort cannot have housed any single standard unit, and was probably occupied by a vexillation of cavalry.
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Extensive examination of the annexe highlights the ancillary, probably military, character of the activities taking place there and emphasises, in contrast with the fort, substantive changes in use over a relatively short time-span.
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Woolliscroft, D. J. (2017). "The Elginhaugh Coin Hoard and the Date of the First Roman Invasion of Scotland". In Parker, A. (ed.).
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dating of AD 77-78 for the construction of the fort and was argued by the excavators to represent a
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Bateson, D.; Hanson, W. S. (1990). "A Flavian hoard from Scotland: a foundation deposit?".
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Elginhaugh is the most completely excavated timber-built auxiliary fort in the
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The primary role of the fort was probably to guard the nearby ford where
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provided insight into issues of local environment and food supply.
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Map showing the location of Elginhaugh fort in Scotland.
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Elginhaugh is located in Scotland
55°53′40″N 3°05′12″W / 55.894438°N 3.0867672°W / 55.894438; -3.0867672
Roman
fort
Roman empire

Roman
fort
Midlothian
Scotland
Roman Empire
Flavian
Dalkeith
Edinburgh
Dere Street
River Esk, Lothian
castellum
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
denarii
terminus post quem
foundation deposit
Elginhaugh: A Flavian Fort and its Annexe
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978-0-907764-34-2
Brian Dobson
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0-7524-4113-2
Historic Scotland
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