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Jan 14, 2013 · The Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.Located in central Scotland, north of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the Wall was a linear barrier that stretched from the Firth of Forth near Bo'ness to the Clyde estuary at Old Kilpatrick. The Wall After the Romans World Heritage UNESCO World Heritage Sites Nomination and Inscription SOUV Buffer Zone Managing the Antonine Wall East Dunbartonshire Council Falkirk Council Glasgow City Council Historic Scotland North Lanarkshire Council West Dunbartonshire Council Managing the FRE Hadrian's Wall The Antonine Wall is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site called Frontiers of the Roman Empire. It shares this listing with Hadrian's Wall and the German wall known as the Limes Germanicus. It was the northernmost frontier barrier of the Roman Empire. It spanned about 39 miles (63 km), and was about ten feet (3 m) high and fifteen feet (5 m When complete, the Antonine Wall comprised a bank of turf almost 3m high and 4m wide, topped with an imposing wooden palisade. Between sixteen to nineteen forts were built along the length of the wall to house the many hundreds of Roman soldiers that manned this brave (but chilly) new frontier.

The north side of the fort was in line with the Antonine Wall’s ramparts, with the defensive ditch beyond. Castlecary fort was one of 16 known forts along the Antonine Wall, which was built across Scotland’s central belt from AD 140. The wall formed the north-western frontier of the Roman Empire.

Historians generally struggled and failed to understand the Limes built around the Roman Empire. They saw a wall and thought: it has to be defensive. These days and thanks to much archaeological study, the consensus is that they were a part of the Aug 10, 2015 · As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about AD 140 to 160, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire. May 09, 2018 · The Antonine Wall was adorned with brightly-colored, grisly propaganda to keep Scottish tribes at bay The best fight is one you can paint your way out of. by Alexandru Micu. May 9, 2018. Dec 14, 2014 · “The Antonine Wall was mentioned first by the Venerable Bede (c. 730), but it is not sure whether he actually saw it. The first representation of the Antonine Wall was drawn in the 13th century on Matthew Paris’ map of Britain. In 1755 William Roy drew the wall with its Military Way from one end to the other.”

When complete, the Antonine Wall comprised a bank of turf almost 3m high and 4m wide, topped with an imposing wooden palisade. Between sixteen to nineteen forts were built along the length of the wall to house the many hundreds of Roman soldiers that manned this brave (but chilly) new frontier.

The Antonine Wall. 559 likes. Celebrating the Antonine Wall, begun around AD 142, remnants of which remain right from Clydebank through to Falkirk.