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Antonine Wall and fort at Westerwood is a Roman frontier installation built on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The wall itself represents the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire, constructed in the second century AD across the Forth–Clyde isthmus. The fort sits upon sedimentary rocks formed during the Westphalian period, which provided a stable foundation for the substantial stone and earthwork fortifications. The monument extends from the railway line to approximately 300 metres east of Westerwood steading, occupying a commanding position on the landscape.
Antonine Wall forts such as this served as garrison posts and administrative centres, housing infantry units and their support personnel. The installation would have controlled movement along this strategic corridor between the firths, commanding local routes and serving Roman military logistics. The underlying geology of the Clackmannan Group, with its layered sedimentary composition, weathered over millennia to create the soils now visible across the site's gentle terrain.
This monument is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under the scheduling reference SM90017, recognising its national significance as evidence of Roman military engineering and occupation in Scotland. The surviving archaeological remains, where visible at ground level or beneath the modern landscape, continue to inform understanding of Roman frontier strategy and the lives of soldiers and civilians during the occupation period.
Antonine Wall and fort, railway line to 300m E of Westerwood steading is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90017. View the official record →
Antonine Wall and fort at Westerwood is a Roman frontier installation built on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90017.
Antonine Wall and fort, railway line to 300m E of Westerwood steading 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 SM90017.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W of (1.2 km), Antonine Wall, B802 to N of Cuilmuir View, Croy (3.3 km), Antonine Wall, Girnal Hill to B802 road, Croy (3.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall and fort, railway line to 300m E of Westerwood steading's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Antonine Wall and fort, railway line to 300m E of Westerwood steading stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.