A LOST INSCRIPTION FROM CASTLECARY ON THE ANTONINE WALL

A LOST INSCRIPTION FROM CASTLECARY ON THE ANTONINE WALL

An altar to the Mother Goddesses is reported in the later 17th century at or near Castlecary, Stirlingshire, Scotland, on the line of the Antonine Wall between Forth and Clyde. The Rev. John Horsley, the last antiquary to view it, saw two fragments which he believed came from separate altars, an int...

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Published in:Acta classica 2012-01, Vol.55 (1), p.69-82
Main Author: Keppie, Lawrence
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Altars
Forts
Military history
Molding
Mother goddess
Museums
Religion
Soldiers
Stone
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Summary:An altar to the Mother Goddesses is reported in the later 17th century at or near Castlecary, Stirlingshire, Scotland, on the line of the Antonine Wall between Forth and Clyde. The Rev. John Horsley, the last antiquary to view it, saw two fragments which he believed came from separate altars, an interpretation followed by subsequent commentators. This paper, drawing upon early written and visual records, puts the case for the fragments, now lost, as belonging to a single altar.
ISSN:0065-1141
2227-538X