ESTO PERPETUA 4 - THE LAST FORTRESS
This cache is placed near the remains of the small Roman fortlet that guarded the Kinneil stretch of the Antonine Wall, which passes immediately to the north. The fort was built around AD 143 and provided a home for the small garrison of 20 soldiers and auxillary staff. Rectangular in shape and enclosed by a turf and wood rampart inside a protective ditch, the fort was discovered following archaeological excavations in 1978. Following a further excavation in 1981, timber posts were left to mark the positions of the buildings which once lay within the fort. Artefacts from these excavations are on show at the nearby Kinneil Museum on the estate.
The Kinneil Fort Today
