Carpe Pugam Traditional Cache
Scottiedogz: This series has been out for some time so it's time to go as the coaches are suffering
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A series of caches on a circular walk from Braco, numbered clockwise (dexter) but you can do them anyway you like..
The series cache titles (titulus) and description (genus) reflect the historical Roman importance of this area.
We had to have a wee dig at the Romans, though....after all what did they do for us???
This cache is located near the 'Maidens Pool" on the river.
I wonder if the maiden was Fortuna?
A Roman intaglio-style ring was found in a fresh molehill, just inside the innermost rampart on the W side of the main Roman fort at Ardoch.
It is a damaged oval in shape and reddish-amber in colour with dark inclusions. It has a typical bevelled edge to the rear. The lower portion of the intaglio has been broken off in antiquity and the engraved face is chipped, removing most of the design. On the extremes of the engraved face traces of the design survive, comprising, lower right, part of the rudder and, upper left, part of a cornucopia. Drapery folds of a central figure's clothing can also be discerned. The subject is the Goddess Fortuna. The style of cutting is coarse, consistent with an Antonine dating. The closest comparanda - Snettisham, Colchester and Slay Hill Saltings - would all appear to be 2nd century in date. Fortuna was frequently invoked by Roman soldiers and it is not surprising to find a member of the garrison at Ardoch wearing such a seal in his signet ring.
Additional Hints
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