WHITEMOSS
Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Roman
auxiliary fort 1.6 km W of Bishopton, built ca. A.D. 140
to protect the W flank of the Antonine Wall. No surface
remains survive, but excavation has shown that it faced
N, and that the turf rampart and ditches enclosed an
area of almost 2 ha. Evidence of three structural periods
is reported. The finds are in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Proc. Soc. Ant. Scotland 83 (1949) 28-32; annual summaries of excavations,
JRS 40-45 (1950-55).
K. A. STEER