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Croy Hill is a Roman fortlet situated on the Antonine Wall in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, forming part of the linear frontier erected by the Romans in the mid-second century AD. The fortlet occupies a commanding position on the wall's line and served a defensive and administrative function within the broader system of Roman occupation in North Britain. The site preserves structural remains characteristic of Antonine fortifications, including defensive ditches and the wall foundation itself. Croy Hill represents a key archaeological record of Roman military engineering and strategy during the period of the Antonine frontier, approximately AD 140 to 160.
Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90011. View the official record →
Croy Hill is a Roman fortlet situated on the Antonine Wall in Dunbartonshire, Scotland, forming part of the linear frontier erected by the Romans in the mid-second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90011.
Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, croy hill. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill 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 SM90011.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, Girnal Hill to B802 road, Croy (1.1 km), Antonine Wall, E edge of Strone Plantation to Girnal Hill (1.5 km), Antonine Wall, Bar Hill, rampart, ditch, fort and Military Way (2.3 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill'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, camp, fortlet, fort and settlement, Croy Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.