Glenbank
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| Glenbank | |
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  Location in central Scotland  Location in Scotland | |
| Place in the Roman world | |
| Province | Britannia |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 56°13′45″N 3°55′03″W / 56.229069°N 3.917625°W |
| Country | Scotland |
Glenbank was the site of a Roman fortlet associated with the Gask Ridge in Scotland.[1] It was discovered from aerial photography by G. S. Maxwell in 1983.[2] It was confirmed by geophysics and excavations which were carried out in 1984 and 1999.[3] It is beside the Roman road that linked the forts at Ardoch and Doune.[4] It is currently the most southerly of the known Gask fortifications.[5] It was probably built around 70-80 AD.[citation needed] Several other Gask installations have been identified running north to Bertha.[6]
The site is south of the Allan Water close to the A9 road.[7] It seems to have been deliberately demolished by the Romans when they abandoned it.[8]
