Blatobulgium
Encyclopedia
Blatobulgium was a Roman
fort
, located at the modern-day Birrens, Dumfriesshire
, Scotland
.
The name comes from the British
roots *blāto- meaning "flour", and *bolgo- meaning "bag" or "bulge"; so essentially, the name is "flour-sack". There were three granaries at the fort, as demonstrated by the archaeological evidence.
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
fort
Castra
The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military defensive position. The word appears in both Oscan and Umbrian as well as in Latin. It may have descended from Indo-European to Italic...
, located at the modern-day Birrens, Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The lieutenancy area of Dumfries has similar boundaries.Until 1975 it was a county. Its county town was Dumfries...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The name comes from the British
British language
The British language was an ancient Celtic language spoken in Britain.British language may also refer to:* Any of the Languages of the United Kingdom.*The Welsh language or the Brythonic languages more generally* British English...
roots *blāto- meaning "flour", and *bolgo- meaning "bag" or "bulge"; so essentially, the name is "flour-sack". There were three granaries at the fort, as demonstrated by the archaeological evidence.