HISTORY MAY have been rewritten, but for one day at least the Roman Empire held sway over Highland Perthshire.

There is no direct evidence to suggest its legionnaires clashed with the people who lived in Loch Tay’s 18 crannogs as they did on Saturday.

However, several of the loch dwellings were occupied during Rome’s significant, if short-lived, occupation of Perthshire.

Their time in the area saw the creation of the Gask Frontier—a unique defensive line of signal posts, fortlets and camps, built around AD70-80—which includes Ardoch, one of the best preserved Roman forts in Scotland.

Come mid-afternoon, the picturesque village of Kenmore reverberated to the marching feet and Latin cries of Scotland’s most popular Roman legion, the Antonine Guard.

The legionnaires march-ed from the square to Loch Tay, recruiting warlike locals along the way to do battle with the Celts within the iron age compound.

Next up for the crannog crew is a celebration of the longest day with a special evening of Summer Solstice music at the crannog on Thursday.

For tickets and further details of this and other events, contact the Scottish Crannog Centre on 01887 830583 or visit the website at www.crannog.co.uk.