THE site of an ancient Roman road has been discovered in the garden of a cottage near Stirling ...
Dating back nearly 2000 years, the cobbled road, described as the most important in Scottish history, was built by the Roman armies of General Julius Agricola in the 1st century AD.The road was discovered during a dig in the garden of a house located just a few miles to the west of Stirling city centre and next to the 18th century Old Drip Bridge.
“It is the most important road in Scottish history so it’s an amazing discovery. 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. Jennifer Ure, who lives at cottage with her husband and two children, said: “It’s amazing to think the likes of William the Conqueror and King Henry VIII had walked through where our garden is now – not many people can say that!“I’m lived in Stirling most of my life, and you know about all the great historical places in the area like Stirling Castle and the Wallace Monument, but I don’t think people appreciate all the other historical events that took place here which this discovery is bringing...
He said: “Next year marks the 900th anniversary of Stirling and we’ve world class built heritage from the last millennium to show for it. “We know that a ford has been recorded here since 1304 when the area was being 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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