Wandel Fortlet
Fortlet
The defences of this fortlet were discovered from the air by J.K. St. Joseph in 1960. The fortlet was almost square in outline, measuring 77 x 65 feet (c.24.3 x 19.8 m) and covered an area of only 5,000 ft² or 19 roods (c.481m²). The fortlet is only one of a series set along the same stretch of military road and exemplified by others at Milton and at Redshaw Burn.
References for Wandel
- Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1958-1960 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. li (1961) p.122;
- Britannia ii (1971) p.249; Britannia v (1974) p.152 table.V;
- Air Reconnaissance in Roman Britain 1977-1984 by G.S. Maxwell & D.R.
- Wilson in Britannia xviii (1987) p.34.
Roman Roads near Wandel
NE (35) to Elginhavgh (Lothian) S (4) to Crawford (Strathclyde)
Sites near Wandel Fortlet
- Wandel Marching Camp (0 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Cold Chapel Marching Camp (2 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Lamington Roman Fortlet (5 km)
Fortlet - Lamington Marching Camp (5 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Crawford Roman Fort (5 km)
Antonine Auxiliary Fort (AD 138–161) and Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) - Crawford Marching Camp A (7 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Crawford Marching Camp B & C (7 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Cornhill Marching Camp (12 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Little Clyde Marching Camp (12 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Redshaw Burn Fortlet (15 km)
Fortlet