Tour Scotland short 4K Autumn travel video of a Scotsman wearing a kilt and Sporran and walking by Trimontium Roman Fort on ancestry, genealogy, family history visit and trip to Borders, Britain, United Kingdom. Trimontium was the largest Roman fort complex and frontier settlement north of Hadrian's Wall. Located at Newstead near Melrose in the Scottish Borders, it stood roughly 60 miles north of Hadrian's Wall on the northern extension of Dere Street. The Latin name Trimontium translates to Place of the Three Hills. It refers to the prominent triple peaks of the nearby Eildon Hills, which served as a major landmark. General Gnaeus Julius Agricola established the initial fort during Rome's push into Caledonia. After Roman forces withdrew from northern Scotland, Trimontium served as a frontier post until it was burned and abandoned around AD 115. Following the construction of Hadrian's Wall in the AD 120s, Emperor Antoninus Pius ordered a new advance north. Rebuilt around AD 139, Trimontium became a vital supply hub for the Antonine Wall. After the Antonine Wall was abandoned, Trimontium remained the northernmost settlement in the Roman Empire until a major uprising destroyed it by fire in the early AD 180s. The site saw one final, brief phase of military activity during Emperor Septimius Severus's campaigns into Scotland before Rome permanently withdrew south. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome. Meteorological Autumn or Fall is different from standard and astronomical Autumn and begins September 1 and ends November 30
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