NORTH OF THE ANTONINE WALL
MORAY
(1) Duffus (NJ 17 68): a lump of at least four denarii corroded together represents all or part of a hoard.Footnote 1 Their current condition prevents close identification.
PERTH AND KINROSS
(1) Easter Balgedie (NO 17 03): an unusual copper-alloy terret found by metal-detectingFootnote 2 is a hybrid of a simple Romano-British terret with rectangular attachment loop and an Iron Age knobbed terret (fig. 1).
FIG. 1. Easter Balgedie: copper-alloy terret.
(2) Kindrochet (NN 72 23): an unusual copper-alloy vessel mount found by metal-detectingFootnote 3 comprises a heavily worn, damaged anthropomorphic escutcheon from a basin with remains of a hooked fastening to take a ring.Footnote 4 The rather stylised squashed spherical head is probably male, its facial features very worn.
FIFE
(1) Lindores (NO 27 17): 14 denarii from a scattered hoard,Footnote 5 spanning Trajan to Geta (a.d. 203–08).
FALKIRK
(1) Stenhousemuir, South Bellsdyke (NS 90 84): a Birdlip-type copper-alloy brooch found by metal-detecting is a most unusual item for Scotland as its production significantly predates the Flavian invasion (fig. 2).Footnote 6
FIG. 2. Stenhousemuir: Birdlip-type copper-alloy brooch.
THE ANTONINE WALL
FALKIRK
(1) Laurieston, 72 Grahamsdyke Street (NS 9135 7953): a trench across the Wall located the stone base, 4.6 m wide, with a superstructure of laid turf blocks flanked by earthen cheeks. A defensive pit lay on the berm, while a slot on the southern side suggests a lean-to building. Micromorphological samples were taken to characterise the turf and building processes.Footnote 7
SOUTH OF THE ANTONINE WALL
RENFREWSHIRE
(1) Bishopton (NS 41 72): a scattered hoard of 15 denarii of Trajan and Hadrian, the latest of a.d. 136, was recovered from the vicinity of the Roman fort.Footnote 8
EAST LOTHIAN
(1) Newcraighall (NT 329 711): evaluation and topsoil stripping revealed a stretch of ditch likely to represent the south-western corner of a previously unknown temporary camp. Multiple sections revealed a V-shaped profile, typically 2.6 m wide and 1.4 m deep, some with a basal ‘ankle-breaker’ slot (fig. 3).Footnote 9
FIG. 3. Newcraighall: temporary camp.
SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL
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