Canmore Site 45919: CASTLE HILL - KIRKINTILLOCH (STRATHKELVIN) - ALTAR (ROMAN)
Description
| Site Name | CASTLE HILL |
|---|---|
| Other Name(s) | n/a |
| Site Number | NS77NW 7 |
| Broad Class | RELIGIOUS RITUAL AND FUNERARY |
| Site Type(s) | ALTAR (ROMAN) |
| NGR | NS 7098 7610 |
| NGR accuracy | NGR given to the nearest 10m |
| Local Authority | EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE |
| Parish | KIRKINTILLOCH (STRATHKELVIN) |
| Record created | 1988-04-25 |
| Last updated | 2000-05-18 |
Archaeology Notes
NS77NW 7 7098 7610
(NS 7098 7610) Roman Altar found AD 1895 (NAT)
OS 1:25000 map (1969)
An altar to Silvanus, with a separate stone plinth, was ploughed up on Castle Hill in 1895, some 250 yds NE of the E gate of Bar Hill fort (NS77NW 8). Erected by Caristanius Iustianus, prefect of the Cohors I Hamiorum, it may have formed part of a small shrine, either on the Castle Hill itself, or beside the military way. It measures 3' x 1'6" x 10 1/2", and its inscription reads: (D)EO.SILV(ANO).(C)ARISTAN(IVS).(I)VSTIANV(S).PRAEF.(C)OH I HAM(IOR).V.S.S.L.M. It is in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow (Acc No: F 24).
G Macdonald 1934; A S Robertson, M Scott and L Keppie 1975
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