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The Inchtuthil Nail Hoard
In 1959 during excavation of the legionary fortress at Inchtuthil near Dunkeld headed by Sir Ian Richmond, archaeologists uncovered a singularly remarkable haul of a single kind of artefact. Located in a twelve-foot deep pit below the beaten earth floor of the workshop – the Fabrica- was a remarkable hoard of nails, over eight hundred […]
In 1959 during excavation of the legionary fortress at Inchtuthil near Dunkeld headed by Sir Ian Richmond, archaeologists uncovered a singularly remarkable haul of a single kind of artefact. The reason behind this change in imperial policy in the highlands of Scotland was due to the withdrawal at this time of one of the four legions which formed the core of Britain’s garrison along with a matching contingent of auxiliary troops. A legionary fortress would have taken several years to complete, the task at Inchtuthil would have been made more difficult due to the logistical complications of supplying many of the construction materials required if they could not be found locally.
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