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The Antonine Wall (Latin: Vallum Antonini) was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth.
The course of the Antonine Wall, at Bar Hill, the largest single Roman built structure in the modern borders of Scotland. The architecture of Scotland in the Roman era includes all building within the modern borders of Scotland, from the arrival of the Romans in northern Britain in the first century BCE, until their departure in the fifth century CE.
The Antonine Wall is the largest Roman construction inside Scotland. It is a sward-covered wall made of turf circa 7 metres (20 ft) high, with nineteen forts. It extended for 60 km (37 mi). Having taken twelve years to build, the wall was overrun and abandoned soon after AD 160.
Bar Hill Fort was one of over a dozen forts built along the Antonine Wall from around 140 AD. These follow a short route across Scotland’s central belt which was largely followed in the 18th century when constructing the Forth and Clyde canal. [29] On the south-facing slope of the hill is the headquarters; it is the biggest building that can ...
Having taken twelve years to build, the Antonine Wall was overrun and abandoned soon after 160 CE. [ 104 ] The Roman frontier became Hadrian's Wall again, [ 96 ] and subsequently the most notable invasion was in 209 when the emperor Septimius Severus , claiming to be provoked by the belligerence of the Maeatae, campaigned against the Caledonian ...
Antonine Wall: Central Lowlands: Falkirk, North Lanarkshire, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, and Renfrewshire: 142 AD Defensive Fortification: A defensive Wall built by the Roman Empire to mark the north-west frontier of the empire and to protect Britannia from the Caledonian tribes. The wall was abandoned in 162 AD. Dun Fiadhairt ...
Mumrills was the site of the largest Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. [1] It is possible that Mumrills could exchange signals with Flavian Gask Ridge forts. [2] Some believe Mumrills may have been the site of Wallace's defeat at the Battle of Falkirk. [3] The farm at Mumrills was also used as an early site for the Falkirk Relief ...
The fort was established around 140 AD during the building of the Antonine Wall, and remained in use until around 170 AD when the Romans retreated south to Hadrian's Wall. [5] When the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus began the last major Roman incursion into Scotland from 205 [2] to 214 AD, the fort was reoccupied and enlarged. [5]