The biggest, most awe-inspiring building project the people of Scotland had ever seen, the Antonine Wall stretched right across the country, from Clyde to Forth. Built by the Romans around AD142, as the north west frontier of their Empire, the wall is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
rediscoveringtheantoninewall.org - Become a Volunteer The Antonine Wall runs through five local authority areas covering the Central Belt of Scotland: West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk Councils. Capital investment through the project will see the installation of five … Antonine Wall | Lead Public Body for Scotland's Historic The Antonine Wall was the most northerly frontier of the Roman Empire nearly 2,000 years ago. It ran for 40 Roman miles (60km) from modern Bo’ness on the Firth of Forth to Old Kilpatrick on the River Clyde. At the time it was built, the wall was the most complex frontier ever constructed by the
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A less well known Roman Wall built north of Hadriens There is a good walk from the Falkirk Wheel which takes you to what remains of the Antonine Wall and its central fort. True not much remains but it it is in a lovely wooded area and one to do when visiting the Wheel
The Antonine Wall WHS website below covers the World Heritage Site. The line of the wall crosses five modern local authorities (East Dunbartonshire, Falkirk, Glasgow, North Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire) and there are a number of sites and museums in each of these areas.
Antonine Wall | Falkirk Local History Society The Antonine Wall The Antonine Wall, Scotland's premier Roman monument, was built around 142 AD at the successful completion of a military campaign in southern Scotland that was undertaken by the Roman army on the orders of Antoninus Pius. He was probably motivated by a need for military prestige to strengthen his position…