Braco is a small, friendly village lying a couple of miles off the A9 to the west of Auchterarder. It sits on the Perthshire Tourist Route that runs from Stirling to Pitlochry by way of Crieff and Aberfeldy.

On the northern edge of the village lies Ardoch, one of the best preserved Roman military forts in Britain erected over 1,900 years ago. The first fort at Ardoch may have been built around 83AD when Agricola defected the Caledonians at the Battle of Mons Graupius. The Romans withdrew from Scotland shortly after this, returning in 138AB when they built the Antonine Wall from the Clyde to the Forth. A new fort was built at Ardoch as part of the advance defences for the wall.

This fort is believed to have covered just over 7 acres. The earthwork ramparts still stand to a height of 6 feet and there are five defensive ditches on the north and east sides. The fort had four gates, parts of which are still visible. Ardoch underwent a major modification around 158AD and excavations have uncovered a stone barrack block that may date before or after the modifications.

The Romans abandoned the fort around 163AD but returned to the area between 208AD and 211AD when they established two large temporary camps covering 63 acres and 130 acres, some of whose def3ences still survive.

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited Ardoch in 1842. This is commemorated on a stone beside the main road on which is carved the date and their initials.