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Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery to field boundary S of Boclair is a section of the Roman turf-built fortification constructed across central Scotland in the 140s AD. This segment lies in Stirlingshire, stretching between New Kilpatrick Cemetery and a field boundary south of Boclair, forming part of the 37-mile defensive line that connected the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde. The wall was built on foundations of stone and clay, with the visible remains typically standing between 3 and 4 metres high, though most sections, including this one, now survive as earthworks or buried remains beneath the turf.
The monument's survival in this location is partly influenced by the underlying Clackmannan Group bedrock, Westphalian sedimentary strata that form the geological foundation of the Forth Valley. This geology shaped both Roman construction methods and post-Roman landscape use. The wall was the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire in Britain, garrisoned for approximately twenty years before the Romans withdrew to Hadrian's Wall further south.
This section of the Antonine Wall is protected by Historic Environment Scotland under scheduled monument reference SM7342. The monument remains an important archaeological resource, preserving evidence of Roman military engineering and occupation in Scotland.
Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery to field boundary S of Boclair is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7342. View the official record →
Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery to field boundary S of Boclair is a section of the Roman turf-built fortification constructed across central Scotland in the 140s AD. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7342.
Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery to field boundary S of Boclair 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 SM7342.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Forth and Clyde Canal: Netherton Farm - Cleveden Road (3.1 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Cleveden Road - Bishopbriggs Golf Course (3.5 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Duntreath Avenue - Blairdardie Road (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery to field boundary S of Boclair'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, New Kilpatrick Cemetery to field boundary S of Boclair stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.