New evidence for annihilation of Ninth Legion in Britain?

[Jona Lendering]

Does this happen elsewhere, or is it a peculiarity of British (perhaps Anglo-Scots) historical appreciation?

No, it is more common than you think. There's the debate whether the Macedonians were Greeks; Iranians will get mad at you when you explain that the Cyrus Cylinder is not a human rights charter; Frisians don't like it when you point out that the ancient Frisians are not their ancestors; and I can leave the Zionist claim to Palestine undiscussed. It all has to do with nationalism.

I would not be surprised if the VIIII Hispana affair is an attempt to gove Scotland its own Arminius + Teutoburg Forest + national myth, lauding the destruction of the legion as the founding of the nation. Mens sana qui mal y pense.