The Society is pleased to announce the release of our 20th open access e-book: Roman Camps in Scotland by Rebecca H Jones FSAScot.  

Relief of a camp on Trajan’s Column. A clavicula gate is depicted on the left of the image, and officers’ tents within the camp to the right (© David Breeze FSAScot and Angus Lamb)

The Roman army in Britain left an archaeological legacy that is the envy of the rest of the Roman world. The forts, fortresses and frontier defences are rightly celebrated, but less well known are the temporary camps. These were constructed to house the army for short periods of time while on campaigns, patrols and manoeuvres. 

As the northern frontier zone of Britain, subject to repeated campaigns by the Roman army, the area possesses a wide and fascinating range of camp sites recorded both as earthwork remains and through cropmarkings from the air.  

First published in 2011, Roman Camps in Scotland discusses the field evidence against the background of Roman army campaigns, with each of the camps described and illustrated in a detail gazetteer—and now linked to Trove in the e-book version.  

Awarded ‘Book of the Year’ at the Current Archaeology Awards in 2013, Roman Camps in Scotland is illustrated throughout with plans, maps and photographs and will be of interest to all those who wish to know more about the archaeology of the Roman army, its campaigns in northern Britain and the ancient military mind. 

Rebecca H Jones FSAScot is Keeper of Scottish History and Archaeology at National Museums Scotland. She is a graduate of the Universities of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Glasgow, and her research work has focused on archaeological research on Roman frontiers in northern Britain, historiography of Roman frontier scholarship in the 20th century and world heritage. 

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The publication of the Roman Camps in Scotland e-book was made possible thanks to Ordnance Survey. 

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