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Black Hill is a Roman signal station located in Perthshire, Scotland, dating to the Roman occupation period. The site comprises a small fortified structure typical of the Roman military communications network established to facilitate control and surveillance across the Scottish Highlands. Its position within the broader system of Roman forts and fortlets reflects the strategic importance of maintaining sight lines and rapid message relay across difficult terrain during the campaigns of the late first and second centuries AD. The station represents a crucial element of Roman frontier infrastructure, demonstrating the systematic approach taken by the occupying forces to govern and monitor the interior regions beyond the main garrison centres.
Black Hill,Roman signal station is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4233. View the official record →
Black Hill is a Roman signal station located in Perthshire, Scotland, dating to the Roman occupation period. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM4233.
Black Hill,Roman signal station dates from the roman period, and is classified as a roman signal station. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Black Hill,Roman signal station is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM4233.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Kirkton of Collace, cairn 420m S of Flowerdale Farm (7.2 km), Kirkton of Collace, enclosure 380m ENE of (7.5 km), Damside, stone row 900m SW of (8.1 km).
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