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Antonine Wall, 75m ESE of Craigellachie, is a fortified linear barrier stretching across central Scotland. Built by the Roman army in the mid-second century AD, the wall extended roughly 37 miles from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde, forming the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire. This section, preserved in Stirlingshire, survives as an earthwork comprising a stone foundation, a ditch to the north, and an upcast mound, though the original height and form of the superstructure remain uncertain.
The monument's construction exploited the local geology, with the underlying Clackmannan Group sedimentary bedrock providing a stable foundation. The substantial earthworks visible today represent one of Scotland's most significant Roman remains, built from stone quarried locally and shaped to create a formidable defensive structure.
The site is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM9721, ensuring the preservation of this frontier archaeology. The Antonine Wall represents the Roman response to military circumstances in Britain and provides evidence of Roman military engineering and logistics in the northern province.
Antonine Wall, 75m ESE of Craigellachie is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9721. View the official record →
Antonine Wall, 75m ESE of Craigellachie, is a fortified linear barrier stretching across central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM9721.
Antonine Wall, 75m ESE of Craigellachie 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 SM9721.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Refuge Stone, 300m WNW of Westfield Farm, Westfield (7.3 km), Torphichen Preceptory, refuge stone at Torphichen Kirk (7.5 km), Torphichen Preceptory (7.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, 75m ESE of Craigellachie'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, 75m ESE of Craigellachie stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.