Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an ...

It was ‘terrarum fine’ - the end of the world - and for around 20,000 soldiers who had marched north, crossing hills, swamps and rivers to ...

The brooch was popular among Roman military figures - and was found buried deep in the foundations of an Iron Age settlement in south west Scotland.

The four name places include three forts along the Antonine ... that he was a Briton, and a Roman citizen. One place suggested for this has been southwest Scotland, which would be close to Ireland ...

Swathes of Britain had already been conquered – Roman camps, forts and roads had sprung up ... standing stones that tell their own stories of Scotland’s ancient past, he trekked hundreds ...

Although there were no contemporary Roman forts nearby after the abandonment ... of Rome’s intermittent occupation of south-west Scotland, Mr Barbour said. This palisaded roundhouse was not ...

Archaeologists found the ruins of an Iron Age settlement with a “rare” ancient Roman brooch buried underneath, possibly as an offering. Photo from GUARD Archaeology Sifting through the dark ...