The most northerly roman fort investigated

[D B Campbell]

Most likely Severan ;-)

That's the one period we can safely rule out!

The site is part of the Gask frontier, a line of forts and watchtowers which predates Hadrian's Wall.

Oh, dear; standards are slipping at the Beeb. Stracathro has never been claimed as part of the Gask Ridge, which lies much further south. But, as it's a Flavian fort, sneaking it into "the Gask frontier" neatly reinforces the Flavian date of that "frontier". :roll:

I thought you were referring to the idea (by Hoffman and the Gask Ridge Project, I think) that the road and towers were pre-Agricolan, and were perhaps built by Cerialis.

Heavens! Will the madness never end?! :wink: