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coldrum
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|  Posted 23-10-2011 at 23:13
Mystery over Roman battle may rule it out from list
The most northerly battle fought by imperial Rome could be left out of an inventory of Scottish battlefields due to uncertainty over the site.
Mons Graupius in AD 83 or 84 saw the 9th Hispana, its cohorts and Roman cavalry defeat 30,000 Caledonians.
Locations suggested in the past include Dunning in Perthshire, Carpow in Fife, Bennachie in Aberdeenshire and Culloden in the Highlands.
Historic Scotland said an accurate site was needed for inclusion on its list.
The body has commissioned research on Mons Graupius along with a number of other battle sites.
It has already placed several battlefields including Bannockburn in 1314 and Culloden in 1746 on Scotland's Inventory of Historic Battlefields and earlier this month put out 11 other sites for public consultation.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-14668152
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4clydesdale7
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|  Posted 14-12-2011 at 16:01
It looks as though Historic Scotland are between a rock and a hard place - they will be damned if they do and damned if they do not!
If they came up with an extra provisional list, publish that list and then invite comments discussions and contributions they would however please 'most of the people most of the time' - but then that may be beyond the wit of the average bureaucrat
Ain't life grand?  and a Happy Christmas to all our readers!
[ This message was edited by: 4clydesdale7 on 2011-12-14 16:03 ]
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