GAZETTEER
The gazetteer acts an index to all the texts and photographs covering sites in the Gask area. Excavation plans and surveys are located within the relevant text and are not accessible separately.


Maps

The link at the site name is to the appropriate detail map.

Texts on issues affecting part or all of the Gask Ridge area are available. There is also material on the Roman road. A Bibliography is also available.

Search for modern or Roman place names, major research topics or annual reports or press releases. You can also search for authors and co-authors of major papers and excavation reports. Where a report has no author, it will have been written by the Gask Project Directors. To find excavation reports enter the name of the excavation site.

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Papers index

Background papers

Aerial photographs

NAME DESCRIPTION LINKS
Auchtermuchty
NO2411
Temporary camp
Ardoch
NN839099
Fort and temporary camps
The site has evidence of use during the Flavian, Antonine and Serveran periods
Air photograph
Aldonie Cottage
NN855136
Temporary camp?
Ardunie
NN946187
Tower
Balmakewan
NO6666
Temporary camp
Barry Hill
Iron Age hill fort

Air photograph

Bertha
NO097268
Fort, occupied during the Flavian and Antonine periods Pottery report
Blackhill
NO1739
Tower
Blackhill Wood
NN845107
Tower - 2 ditches 1997 excavation report
Blackruthven Neolithic henges

Air photograph

Bochastle
NN6107
Fort, possibly the site known as Bannatia to the Romans

Excavation report

Air photograph

Bonnytown
NO5412
Temporary camp
Camelon
NS8580
Fort site and also one of the largest concentration of temporary camps in the Empire. The camps appear to date from the Flavian, Antonine and Severan periods
Cardean
NO2846
Fort, possibly known as Tameia to the Romans Summary of progress towards publishing the excavation report of Prof A. S. Roberston

Cardean survey

Air photograph

Carey
NO1716
Temporary camp
Cargill
NO1637
Fort and Fortlet

Air photograph

Coins found during the Roman Gask Project's work at the Roman fort of Cargill 2005

Cargill Mains
NO1637
Carpow
NO2017
Several sites of Flavian and Severan age, including a Severan fortress
Craigarnill
NS7498
Temporary camp
Cuiltburn
NN892177
Uncertain site identification, unlikely to be the fortlet that it was once suggested as being. 1997 excavation report

Illustrations to 1997 excavation

Dalginross
NN773210
Fort and marching camp site Press release: pottery evidence forces a reassessment of the Roman occupation of Scotland

Pottery report

Air photograph

Dornock
NN879199
Temporary camp Preliminary report of 1998 excavation
Doune
NN727012
Fort where the Roman road crosses of the River Teith
Drumquhassel
NS4887
Fort, possibly known as Lindum to the Romans
Dun
NO6859
Temporary camp
Dunblane
NN7700
Two temporary camps
Dunning
NO0215
Temporary camp
Eassie
NO3546
Temporary camp
East Coldoch
NS703986
Native farmstead DES Report

Excavation report 1996

Interim excavation report for work up to 2002

Pictures for interim excavation report

East Mid Lamberkin
NO0722
Temporary camp (training?)

Press release

Excavation report

Air photograph

Easter Powside
NO056245
Temporary camp? Excavation report

Air photograph

EdenWood
NO3511
Temporary camp
Fendoch
NN9128
Fort

Air photograph

Finavon
NO4957
Temporary camp
Forteviot
NO0317
Temporary camp
Gask Region - general Papers covering part or all of the area. Texts
Gask House
NN990191
Tower (and temporary camp?) 1900 excavation report

1965 and 1966 excavation report

Glenbank
NN812057
Fortlet 1997 resistivity survey report
Grassy Walls
NO1028
Temporary camp at a crossing of the River Tay
Greenloaning
NN830072
Tower - 2 ditches 1990's excavation report
Gunnocks
NN846116
Ring ditch Summary excavation 1997
Huntingtower
NO072246
Tower DES Report

Excavation report 1997

Report of the 1998 excavation

Air photograph

Inchtuthil
NO1239
Flavian fortress possibly known as Victoria to the Romans

Air photograph

Innerpeffray
NN9118
Two temporary camps Road cutting excavation
Invergowrie
NO3430
Temporary camp
Inverquharity
NO4058
Fortlet and temporary camp

Air photograph

Aerial And Geophysical Surveys Of Roman And Prehistoric Features

Kaims Castle
NN860129
Fortlet 1900 excavation report

Air photograph

Kair House
NO7676
Temporary camp
Keithock
NO6163
Temporary camp
Kinnell
NO6150
Temporary camp
Kirkhill
NN967188
Tower 1900 excavation report

Air photograph

Kirkbuddo
NO4944
Temporary camp
Lintrose
NO2237
Temporary camp
Longforgan
NO2930
Temporary camp
Lunanhead
NO4752
Temporary camp
Malling
NS5660
Fort another candidate for the Roman placename Lindum (see Drumquhassel
Marcus
NO5158
Temporary camp
Midgate
NO021204
Tower (and fortlet?), also called Thorny Hill Text of 1900 excavation

Text of 1990 excavation

Moss Side
NO007199
Tower Text of 1900 excavation
Muir O' Fauld
NN981189
Tower

Air photograph

Oathlaw
NO4555
Temporary camp
Ochtertyre
NS746981
Temporary camp
Parkneuk
NN916184
Tower 1968 excavation report

1997 Roman road excavations

Final report on 1997 excavations of the Roman Road

Peel
NO060232
Tower Resistivity survey 1999
Raith
NN932185
Tower (and fortlet?) 1900 excavation report

Aerial and geophysical surveys of probable Roman and Prehistoric features at the Gask frontier tower of Raith, Perthshire

Road, Roman The road north from Camelon via Doune to Ardoch, along the Gask ridge to Bertha and beyond Final Report of the Roman road excavations at Parkneuk

Map, at Westerton

Air photograph

Roundlaw
NN958189
Tower 1972 excavation report
St Madoes
NO2019
Temporary camp
Scone Park
NO1027
Temporary camp
Shanzie Iron Age souterrain Air photograph
Shielhill North
NN856122
Tower - 2 ditches Excavation report 1999

Illustrations to the report

Shielhill South
NN850115
Tower - 2 ditches Excavations in 1973 and 1996

DES Report

Illustrations to 1973 and 1996 excavations

Sma' Glen
NN9028
Possible watch tower associated with the fort at Fendoch
Steed Stalls
NO1042
NO1142
Temporary camp and quary for the Inchtuthil fortress

Air photograph

Stracathro
NO6165
Fort and temporary camp
Strageath
NN898180
Fort and temporary camp. The fort was occupied in the Flavian and Antonine periods. Pottery report

Air photograph

Thorny Hill See Midgate
Upper Quoigs
NN821063
Sand pit Not an archaeological site
Wester Denhead
NO229410
Barrow or Roman military site? Note on J. K. St Joseph trial trenches
Westerton
NN873145
Tower Excavation report

Air photograph

Westmuir
NO029207
Tower
Witch Knowe
NN997195
Tower 1900 excavation report
Woodhead
NO 143346
Tower? Aerial and geophysical survey