Kaims Castle Roman Fortlet
Near Braco, Perthshire, Scotland
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Right beside the A822, the main road north from Greenloaning through Braco to Muthill. Less than 5 miles
north of the A9.
Kaims Castle Roman Fortlet is about 2.5 miles north of Ardloch Roman Camp, by Braco, and was at the south-western end of a line of Roman signallaing stations, part of the Gask Ridge, that runs up through Strathearn all the way to what is now Perth and beyond.
It's not that big, about 90 feet across, nearly square, and wouldn't have had too many soldiers manning it but it was still built as a defensive fort (the locals weren't friendly at the time) and was out of regular use by around 87AD when the Roman army began its withdrawal from the Gask Ridge to the southern defence lines of the Antonine and later Hadran's Wall.
An excavation in 1900 discovered no finds. None. There were signs of paving and a road surface within the fort but no post-holes indicating wooden building construction. From the photos you can see the access paths.
Next to a farm and some private houses west of the main road. Parking is limited but there are a few spaces across the main road. Public access to the fort is free but there's no signage or facilities.
Kaims Castle Roman Fortlet is about 2.5 miles north of Ardloch Roman Camp, by Braco, and was at the south-western end of a line of Roman signallaing stations, part of the Gask Ridge, that runs up through Strathearn all the way to what is now Perth and beyond.
It's not that big, about 90 feet across, nearly square, and wouldn't have had too many soldiers manning it but it was still built as a defensive fort (the locals weren't friendly at the time) and was out of regular use by around 87AD when the Roman army began its withdrawal from the Gask Ridge to the southern defence lines of the Antonine and later Hadran's Wall.
An excavation in 1900 discovered no finds. None. There were signs of paving and a road surface within the fort but no post-holes indicating wooden building construction. From the photos you can see the access paths.
Next to a farm and some private houses west of the main road. Parking is limited but there are a few spaces across the main road. Public access to the fort is free but there's no signage or facilities.
