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It was once believed that Cramond Roman Fort was known to the Romans as Alaterva.

A stone altar was dug up in the grounds of Cramond House dedicated " To the Alatervan Mothers and the Mothers of the Parade-ground.

" Early antiquarians interpreted the inscription as referring to the place where the stone was found, but this idea is no longer accepted among scholars, and " Alatervae " is presumably a native name for the Matronae, perhaps originating with the Tungrian cohort who erected the altar.