Cramond Kirk wood plaque
Overview
Cramond Kirk wood plaque is recorded as Commemorative plaque in Scotland City Of Edinburgh. This wood commemorative plaque records: Cramond Kirk The first building on this site was a fort built by the Romans in the year 142. It was used by the Emperor Septimius Severus in 208 and remained under Roman influence until the 4th century.
Why it was made
The saved account records: This wood commemorative plaque records: Cramond Kirk The first building on this site was a fort built by the Romans in the year 142.
People and events
The saved account records: From the 6th century, when people are known to have been Christian, the site has been continuously occupied by a place of worship.
How it worked
The saved account records: It was used by the Emperor Septimius Severus in 208 and remained under Roman influence until the 4th century.
What remains
The saved account records: The present church was built on the principia of the fort.
Why it mattered
Cramond Kirk wood plaque matters because its inscription ties a person, group, event or old local practice to this exact place. The source records: Cramond Kirk The first building on this site was a fort built by the Romans in the year 142. It was used by the Emperor Septimius Severus in 208 and remained under Roman influence until the 4th century. From the 6th century, when people are known to have been Christian, the site has been continuously occupied by a place of worship. The present church was built on the principia of the fort. The tower, which is the oldest part, dates from the 15th century. The main body of the kirk, in which 14th century masonry was re-used, was… The importance lies in the life remembered here, not in the plaque as a piece of metal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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