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Castledykes

Enclosure(s) (roman), Fort Annexe(s) (roman), Roman Fort (roman), Temporary Camp(s) (roman)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castledykes as Enclosure(s) (roman), Fort Annexe(s) (roman), Roman Fort (roman), Temporary Camp(s) (roman). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Castledykes was built by the Romans during their occupation of Scotland, likely between the 1st and 4th centuries AD. It is important as part of the Roman military infrastructure in the region, reflecting their strategic efforts to control and defend the frontier of their empire in what is now southern Scotland.

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