Carronbridge, Roman fortlet & enclosures

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A Roman fort once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in Dumfries and Galloway. It is one of seven Roman forts the Albion Guide lists in the county. The nearest railway station is Sanquhar, 15.2 km to the north-west. For more of the same, Durisdeer Roman fortlet and Bankhead, Roman fort, Dalswinton are close by.

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