Durno

Durno or Logie Durno, located 6 mi 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.

With a total area between 57.2 ha and 58.4 ha, it is the largest Roman camp that has been found north of the Antonine Wall. 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.

The camp was enclosed by a ditch 3.35 m wide and 3.35 m deep. The south west side of the camp was 3230 ft long, and the north west side 1930 ft long.

Notable People

 * Dr William Mackie FRSE LLD (1856–1932) physician and noted amateur geologist, born here.