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Antonine Wall, east edge of Strone Plantation to Girnal Hill is a section of the Roman turf-built frontier that stretched across central Scotland from the Forth to the Clyde in the second century AD. This stretch in Dunbartonshire lies on bedrock composed of dolerite and tholeiitic basalt, remnants of Carboniferous to Permian igneous activity. The hard volcanic geology provided a stable foundation where Roman engineers constructed their rampart using layers of turf and stone, with a deep ditch running immediately to the north. The wall's prominence varied considerably depending on local topography and ground conditions. At this location, rising ground towards Girnal Hill shaped the monument's positioning and visibility across the landscape. The section remains protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument, preserving evidence of this ambitious military structure built under the reign of Antoninus Pius, which marked Rome's northernmost land frontier in Britain during the second-century occupation of Scotland.
Antonine Wall, E edge of Strone Plantation to Girnal Hill is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7074. View the official record →
Antonine Wall, east edge of Strone Plantation to Girnal Hill is a section of the Roman turf-built frontier that stretched across central Scotland from the Forth to the Clyde in the second century AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7074.
Antonine Wall, E edge of Strone Plantation to Girnal 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 SM7074.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, Bar Hill, rampart, ditch, fort and Military Way (0.7 km), Bar Hill, Roman temporary camp SW of (1.1 km), Antonine Wall, Twechar Main Street to Bar Hill (1.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, E edge of Strone Plantation to Girnal 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, E edge of Strone Plantation to Girnal Hill stands on Unnamed Igneous Intrusion, Carboniferous To Permian, bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is dolerite and tholeiitic basalt.