Cramond Roman Fort

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Cramond Roman Fort is an ancient Roman military fortification near Edinburgh, Scotland, notable for its role in the northern frontier of Roman Britain and its well-preserved archaeological remains.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cramond Roman Fort canonical 3
Cramond Roman vicus 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman fort
archaeological site
abandonedInCentury 3rd century
adjacentTo Cramond Roman bath house
archaeologicalMethod excavation
geophysical survey
associatedWith Antonine Wall frontier system
linked to: Antonine Wall
constructedInCentury 2nd century
controlledBy Roman Empire
country United Kingdom
discoveredArtifact coins
inscribed stones
military equipment
pottery
garrisonType auxiliary cohort
hasAccess Cramond village
linked to: Cramond
hasArchaeologicalRemains well-preserved
hasCoordinateLatitude 55.975
hasCoordinateLongitude -3.298
hasDiscovery Cramond Lioness sculpture
hasFeature barracks
bathhouse
defensive ramparts
ditches
gateways
granaries
internal buildings
principia
hasFunction military fortification
hasView Firth of Forth
heritageStatus scheduled monument
isSubjectOf archaeological excavations
historical research
locatedIn Cramond
Scotland
locatedNear Edinburgh
Firth of Forth
locatedOn River Almond
managedBy Historic Environment Scotland
nearbyCity Edinburgh
nearbySettlement Cramond Roman vicus
linked to: Cramond Roman Fort
openToPublic true
partOf Roman Britain
northern frontier of Roman Britain
region Lothian
reoccupiedInCentury 3rd century
timePeriod Roman period
usedBy Roman army

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cramond hasArchaeologicalSite Cramond Roman Fort
Cramond Kirk proximityToArchaeologicalSite Cramond Roman Fort
Cramond Roman Fort nearbySettlement Cramond Roman vicus
linked to: Cramond Roman Fort
Cramond Tower nearbySite Cramond Roman Fort