Pinnata Castra (?)
Pinnata Castra is believed to refer to the ancient Roman military post located at Inchtuthil, situated in Caledonia (modern-day Scotland) on the north bank of the River Tay. This site, which dates back to around AD 83, was initiated under the command of Cnaeus Julius Agricola but was ultimately abandoned before its completion in AD 86 or 87. The decision to halt construction was influenced by Emperor Domitian's choice not to pursue further conquests in Scotland.
Inchtuthil's architecture includes a square legionary fortress featuring several important structures, such as an administrative building, barracks for soldiers, bathhouses, granaries, and a military hospital with sixty wards. Notably, archaeologists discovered a significant collection of unused nails beneath a construction workshop, indicating the site's abrupt evacuation. Additionally, evidence of a temporary camp has also been uncovered, marking the complex's extensive military significance during its brief existence. Overall, Pinnata Castra represents a crucial aspect of Roman military history and its engagements in the region.
Pinnata Castra (?)
This (or Victoria?) may have been the ancient name of Inchtuthil, a Roman military post in Caledonia (Scotland), on the north bank of the river Tava (Tay), northwest of Carpow
The building of the stronghold of Inchtuthil was begun by Cnaeus Julius Agricola, probably in AD 83, and abandoned before completion in 86 or 87, after Domitian had decided not to proceed with the conquest of Scotland, which that general had envisaged.
The principal feature of the complex is a square legionary fortress, in which it is possible to trace an administrative building (principia), officers' quarters, two bathhouses, sixty-four large barracks for soldiers, six substantial granaries (four more were left uncompleted), a porched and aisled drill hall (basilica exercitatoria), colonnaded storerooms, a shrine, and a military hospital containing sixty wards. Underneath a construction workshop, no less than twelve tons of unused nails were found; they had evidently been buried when the fortress was evacuated. A temporary camp has also been identified.