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Antonine Wall, north of Cumbernauld airfield to Wyndford Road, is a section of the turf-built frontier fortification constructed by the Roman army in the second century AD across central Scotland. This portion of the wall lies in Dunbartonshire on bedrock of the Clackmannan Group, sedimentary deposits laid down during the Westphalian geological period. The monument survives as earthwork remains across this landscape, part of the approximately 37-mile defensive line that stretched from the Forth to the Clyde. Built during the reign of Antoninus Pius, the wall comprised a clay and turf rampart fronted by a ditch, with auxiliary forts stationed at intervals along its length. This section is protected by Historic Environment Scotland as a scheduled monument, recognising its importance as evidence of Roman military engineering and the northern limits of Roman Britain. The local geology of compacted sedimentary rock provided a stable foundation for the substantial earthwork construction that has allowed substantial portions to survive to the present day.
Antonine Wall, N of Cumbernauld airfield to Wyndford Road is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90015. View the official record →
Antonine Wall, north of Cumbernauld airfield to Wyndford Road, is a section of the turf-built frontier fortification constructed by the Roman army in the second century AD across central Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM90015.
Antonine Wall, N of Cumbernauld airfield to Wyndford Road 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 SM90015.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall and fort, railway line to 300m E of Westerwood steading (1.8 km), Carrickstone,Roman altar,400m W of (2.4 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Auchinstarry Farm - Castlecary (2.4 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, N of Cumbernauld airfield to Wyndford Road'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, N of Cumbernauld airfield to Wyndford Road stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.