Gask House Signal Station
Gask Ridge Signal Station
The platform of the Gask House watch-tower is 45 feet in diameter and lies to the south of the military road. It was excavated in 1900. This watch-tower along with others spaced almost uniformly along the Roman military road into the north-east formed an early Roman frontier along the Gask Ridge in Tayside.
References for Gask House
- Topography of Roman Scotland North of the Antonine Wall by O.G.S. Crawford (Cambridge 1949) p.53;
- Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1961-64 by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. lv (1965) p.81;
- Roman Britain in 1965 in JRS lvi (1966) p.199; Roman Britain in 1966 in JRS lvii (1967) p.175.
Map References for Gask House
NGRef: NN9919 OSMap: LR58
OS National Grid Reference: NN9919
Roman Roads near Gask House
W (0.5) to Mvir O Favld (Tayside) E (0.5) to Witch Knowe (Tayside)
Sites near Gask House Signal Station
- Gask House Temporary Camp (0 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Witch Knowe Signal Station (1 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station - Muir O' Fauld Signal Station (1 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station - Moss Side Signal Station (2 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station - Kirkhill Roman Signal Station (2 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station - Thorny Hill Roman Signal Station (3 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station - Midgate Roman Fortlet (3 km)
Fortlet - Roundlaw Signal Station (3 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station - Westmuir Signal Station (4 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station - Ardunie (4 km)
Gask Ridge Signal Station