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Antonine Wall, 120 metres south-south-west of Woodside Cottage, is a Roman frontier fortification built around AD 142 under the Emperor Antoninus Pius. This turf-built rampart stretched for approximately 37 miles across central Scotland between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde, representing Rome's northernmost land frontier in Britain and the most advanced military architecture of its age.
The monument here lies upon bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period of the Carboniferous era. This geological foundation would have presented both opportunity and challenge to Roman engineers: the stone could support substantial structures, yet the underlying strata influenced drainage patterns critical to maintaining the ditch and rampart system that characterised the Wall's design.
The Wall in Linlithgowshire formed part of a carefully planned defensive system, incorporating a substantial ditch on the north side and associated forts positioned at intervals. The monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12643, recognising its significance as one of Scotland's most important archaeological remains and a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire designation.
Antonine Wall, 120m SSW of Woodside Cottage is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12643. View the official record →
Antonine Wall, 120 metres south-south-west of Woodside Cottage, is a Roman frontier fortification built around AD 142 under the Emperor Antoninus Pius. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM12643.
Antonine Wall, 120m SSW of Woodside Cottage is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic Environment Scotland — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Scotland. The official designation reference is SM12643.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Easter Gormyre, refuge stone, 475m ENE of (7.2 km), Craigmailing,cross slab 550m NW of (7.7 km), Torphichen Preceptory (7.8 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, 120m SSW of Woodside Cottage's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Antonine Wall, 120m SSW of Woodside Cottage stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.