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Arthur’s O’on, a small Roman temple on the banks of the Carron in central Scotland. Demolished by a local landowner in the 1700s

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  1. pseudangelos says

    This little building has fascinated me ever since I found out about it. How wonderful it would be if it had not been so senselessly destroyed. To think – a Roman temple in Scotland!

  2. WilliamofYellow says

    It may have looked like [this](https://www.scotclans.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/roman.jpg) when first built, perhaps in commemoration of some minor military victory. In later centuries locals came to associate it with King Arthur, and—noticing its resemblance to a traditional clay oven, or *o’on*—gave it the name of “Arthur’s O’on”.

    Its destruction in 1743 by Sir Michael Bruce, who wanted the stones to build a damn with, understandably enraged the academics of the day. A fellow landowner was so upset that he built a [replica](https://www.scotclans.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/recon.jpg) on top of his stable block, which you can still see today.

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