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Antonine Wall is a Roman frontier fortification extending across central Scotland, with this segment located near Bonnyside House in Stirlingshire. Built between AD 142 and 144 under the Emperor Antoninus Pius, the wall represents the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire at its greatest extent. The monument runs approximately 37 miles from the Firth of Clyde to the Firth of Forth, crossing terrain underlain by sedimentary rocks of the Clackmannan Group formed during the Westphalian period.
The wall itself consisted of a stone-built foundation supporting a turf superstructure, fronted by a substantial ditch. At this location near Bonnyside, the underlying Clackmannan Group bedrock would have influenced construction methods and the positioning of the defensive line. The fortification was garrisoned with auxiliary troops and served as a barrier to movement between Roman-controlled territory to the south and the Highlands beyond.
Abandoned around AD 160, the wall was reoccupied briefly before final withdrawal. The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument, preserving this significant evidence of Roman military engineering and the empire's presence in Britain. The surviving earthworks remain visible across the Stirlingshire landscape, marking one of antiquity's most ambitious frontier constructions.
Antonine Wall, 495m WSW and 125m SE of Bonnyside House is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8207. View the official record →
Antonine Wall is a Roman frontier fortification extending across central Scotland, with this segment located near Bonnyside House in Stirlingshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM8207.
Antonine Wall, 495m WSW and 125m SE of Bonnyside House 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 SM8207.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, Milnquarter, Roman temporary camp 240m SE of (0.8 km), Antonine Wall, Seabegs Wood, rampart, ditch and Military Way (1.8 km), Antonine Wall, Dalnair to Seabegs Wood, including fortlet and camp (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, 495m WSW and 125m SE of Bonnyside House'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, 495m WSW and 125m SE of Bonnyside House stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.