Glenbank

Glenbank
Location in central Scotland Show map of Scotland Central Belt Location in Scotland Show map of Scotland
Place in the Roman world
Province	Britannia
Location
Coordinates	56.229069°N 3.917625°W / 56.229069; -3.917625
Country	Scotland

Glenbank was the site of a Roman fortlet associated with the Gask Ridge in Scotland.^[1] It was discovered from aerial photography by G. S. Maxwell in 1983.^[2] It was confirmed by geophysics and excavations which were carried out in 1984 and 1999.^[3] It is beside the Roman road that linked the forts at Ardoch and Doune.^[4] It is currently the most southerly of the known Gask fortifications.^[5] It was probably built around 70-80 AD.^[6] Several other Gask installations have been identified running north to Bertha.^[7]

The site is south of the Allan Water close to the A9 road.^[8] It seems to have been deliberately demolished by the Romans when they abandoned it.^[9]

Forts and Fortlets associated with the Gask Ridge from south to north^[10] Balmuildy, Cadder, Castlecary, Mumrills, Camelon, Drumquhassle, Malling, Doune, Glenbank, Bochastle, Ardoch, Sheilhill, Strageath, Dalginross, Midgate, Bertha, Fendoch, Cargill, Cardean, Inchtuthil, Inverquharity, Stracathro^[11]

References

1. "Glenbank". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
2. "Glenbank Roman Fortlet". Roman Britain. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
3. Woolliscroft, David J.; Hoffmann, Brigitta (2009). "The Roman Gask system fortlet of Glenbank, Perthshire" (PDF). Proc Soc Antiq Scot. 139: 167–193. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
4. Baird, Ronald (2005). "The Roman road at Woodlea, Greenloaning, Perthshire excavations in 1997 / 8" (PDF). Tayside and Fife Archaeological Journal. 2: 1–7. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
5. "The Gask Ridge – Rome's Frontier Forts". Heritage Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
6. "Glenbank Fortlet". vici. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
7. "GASK RIDGE FRONTIER". Castles Forts Battles. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
8. "OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
9. Woolliscroft, D. J.; Davies, M. H. "Glenbank Fortlet". The Roman Gask Project. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
10. "Gask Ridge". Scribble Maps. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
11. "Gask Ridge Map". HeritageDaily. Retrieved 9 June 2018.