Castle Douglas
Castle Douglas is a town in Dumfries as well as Galloway, Scotland. It lies in the lieutenancy area of Kirkcudbrightshire, in the eastern part of Galloway, in between the communities of Dalbeattie and Lodge of Fleet. It remains in the ecclesiastical church of Kelton. Castle Douglas is constructed beside Carlingwark Loch in which traces of prehistoric crannogs can be located, evidence of very early inhabitation of the location. A huge bronze cauldron containing concerning 100 metal objects was discovered in Carlingwark Loch near Fir Island regarding 1866. The hoard of tools of iron and bronze is most likely Romano-Belgic of the late very first or early second centuries AD as well as 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 successive Roman fts, the first being erected throughout the invasion of Agricola and the 2nd throughout the Antonine period. They appear to have actually been for cavalry systems and also evidence has actually been found that a "vicus" matured around them. They were deserted completely regarding 160.
