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Antonine Wall is a Roman frontier fortification built across central Scotland in the second century AD. This section lies in Stirlingshire, north-north-west to north-east of Falkirk High School, and forms part of the turf-and-stone rampart that once stretched 37 miles from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde. The wall represents Rome's northernmost frontier in Britain and operated for approximately twenty years before being abandoned in favour of Hadrian's Wall further south.
The monument sits upon bedrock of the Scottish Coal Measures Group, comprising mudstone, siltstone and sandstone interspersed with coal seams and ironstone deposits. This geology shaped the local landscape that Roman engineers encountered when constructing the wall and ditch system. The underlying ferricrete would have influenced drainage patterns and the stability of the fortification's foundation across this stretch of terrain.
This section of the Antonine Wall is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument under reference SM8828. The wall remains one of Scotland's most significant Roman archaeological remains, offering evidence of Rome's military ambitions in northern Britain and the engineering solutions employed to consolidate territory in the challenging Scottish landscape.
Antonine Wall, 170m NNW to 305m NE of Falkirk High School is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8828. View the official record →
Antonine Wall is a Roman frontier fortification built across central Scotland in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8828.
Antonine Wall, 170m NNW to 305m NE of Falkirk High School 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 SM8828.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Station House, Roman temporary camp 200m SE of (1.4 km), Antonine Wall, Callendar Park, Falkirk (3.3 km), Antonine Wall, 160m ENE to 155m NW of St Joseph's Church (4.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, 170m NNW to 305m NE of Falkirk High School's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Antonine Wall, 170m NNW to 305m NE of Falkirk High School stands on Scottish Coal Measures Group, bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.