Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas is a community in Dumfries as well as Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the lieutenancy location of Kirkcudbrightshire, in the eastern part of Galloway, in between the communities of Dalbeattie and Lodge of Fleet. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Kelton. Castle Douglas is built beside Carlingwark Loch in which traces of ancient crannogs can be located, evidence of very early inhabitation of the area. A large bronze cauldron including concerning 100 metal objects was located in Carlingwark Loch near Fir Island concerning 1866. The heap of tools of iron and also bronze is possibly Romano-Belgic of the late very first or very early second centuries AD and also is most likely to have actually been a votive candles offering. It is currently in the National Museums of Scotland in Edinburgh. To the North of the community Glenlochar is the site of 2 succeeding Roman fts, the first being erected throughout the intrusion of Agricola and also the 2nd during the Antonine duration. They appear to have been for cavalry devices as well as proof has actually been found that a "vicus" grew up around them. They were abandoned completely about 160.
