Английская Википедия:Durno

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Шаблон:For Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox castrum Durno or Logie Durno, located Шаблон:Convert north west of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, is the site of a Roman marching camp, first discovered by aerial photography in July 1975 and excavated in 1976 and 1977.Шаблон:Sfn

With a total area between Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert, it is the largest Roman camp that has been found north of the Antonine Wall.Шаблон:Sfn The exceptional size of the camp at Durno has led to it being suggested as the place where Agricola assembled his forces before the Battle of Mons Graupius in AD 84, though the evidence for this has been criticised as largely circumstantial.Шаблон:Sfn

The camp was enclosed by a ditch Шаблон:Convert wide and Шаблон:Convert deep.Шаблон:Sfn The south west side of the camp was Шаблон:Convert long, and the north west side Шаблон:Convert long.Шаблон:Sfn

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