A 2000-year-old Roman road has been discovered in a cottage garden on the outskirts of Stirling city.
The cobbled road by the Old Drip Bridge was built by the armies of General Julius Agricola in the first century AD and would have linked to a ford crossing the Forth.
Uncovered during a dig led by Stirling Council archaeologist Murray Cook, it has been described as “the most important road in Scottish history”.Key historical figures of Scottish and British history would have used the road for military campaigns given its strategic importance for crossing the Forth and reaching the Highlands, as well as its proximity to Stirling – Scotland’s former capital city.
“To literally walk where Wallace and Bruce went, let alone the Romans, Picts and Vikings is astonishing. It has also never been clear before this find where this road ran.“To the north, it would take you a crossing over the Tay and the edge of the Roman Empire.” He added: “The road ceased to be maintained after the Romans left so it became an eroded hollow and what we have found is the eroded surface of the road. We know a ford has been recorded here since 1304 when the area was monitored by Edward I’s spies during the siege of Stirling Castle, when he used the War Wolf, the world’s largest trebuchet.
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