The Roman Fortress at Carpow, Perthshire: An Alternative Interpretation of the Gates and their Dedicatory Inscriptions. (November 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keppie, Lawrence
• Is Part Of: Britannia. Volume 50(2019)
• Page Start: 265
• Page End: 283
• Publication Date: 2019-11
• Subjects: Scotland, -- Carpow, -- Latin epigraphy, -- Roman legions, -- Roman forts, -- Septimius Severus; Great Britain -- History -- Roman period, 55 B.C.-449 A.D -- Periodicals; Great Britain -- Antiquities, Roman -- Periodicals; Romans -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 936.10305
• DOI: 10.1017/S0068113X19000138
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0068-113X

Abstract

Abstract: The Roman fortress at Carpow, Perthshire, was excavated in 1961–62 and 1964–79. The gates of the fortress are the key to our understanding of its occupational history. The suggestion made here is that they were initially constructed in timber, at the same time as the associated turf rampart, but were soon replaced in stone specifically to support heavy dedication slabs set above them. A new arrangement of the surviving inscribed fragments at the East Gate is proposed, and new readings adopted, which confirm their traditional Severan dating. The Supplementary Material which includes detailed descriptions of the fragments and possible restorations is available athttps://doi.org/10.1017/S0068113X19000138 .