Gourdie, Steeds Stalls Temporary Camp
Marching or Temporary Camp
Situated only 2 miles NNW of the Inchtuthil fortress nearby the stone quarries on the Hill of Gourdie (NO1042), this camp was discovered by Flight-Lieutenant Bradley in 1941 and confirmed from the air by J.K. St. Joseph towards the end of the decade. It commands impressive views along the line of the Cleaven Dyke not possible from the site of the fortress. Two pieces of amphorae were uncovered during field-walking on the site of the fort in 1959.
Map References for Steeds Stalls Camp
OS National Grid Reference: NO1142
Dimensions: 410 x 390 ft (125 x 119 m)
Area: c.3¾ acres (c.1.48 ha)
References for Steeds Stalls Camp
- Recent Discoveries in Roman Britain from the air and in the field by I.A. Richmond in J.R.S. xxxiii (1943) pp.47/8;
- Air Reconnaissance of North Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xli (1951) p.64;
- D.E.S. 1959 p.27.
Roman Roads near Steeds Stalls Camp
None identified
Sites near Gourdie, Steeds Stalls Temporary Camp
- Inchtuthil Roman Fortress (3 km)
Legionary Fort - Inchtuthil Temporary Camp III (3 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Inchtuthil Temporary Camp II (3 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Inchtuthil Temporary Camp I (3 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Inchtuthill "The Redoubt" (3 km)
Iron Age Defended Enclosures - Inchtuthill Temporary Officers Compound (4 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Cargill Roman Fort (7 km)
Flavian Auxiliary Fort (AD 69–96) - Cargill Roman Fortlet (7 km)
Fortlet - Lintrose Marching Camp (12 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Grassy Walls Temporary Camp (15 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp