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Antonine Wall, Peel Park is a Roman fort situated on the Antonine Wall in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. The fort dates to the second century AD and formed part of the frontier defensive system constructed under the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius around 142 AD. The site demonstrates the physical and strategic characteristics typical of Antonine Wall installations, with archaeological evidence revealing its role in controlling movement across central Scotland. The location was subsequently reoccupied during the medieval period, when a castle was constructed on or near the Roman remains, indicating the site's continuing strategic value across different historical periods.
Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7439. View the official record →
Antonine Wall, Peel Park is a Roman fort situated on the Antonine Wall in Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7439.
Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle dates from the iron age period, and is classified as a peel park, roman fort and medieval castle. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across the UK.
Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle 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 SM7439.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, fortlet and camp 130m ESE to 930m NE of The Stables (1.4 km), Antonine Wall, Leafield to Forth and Clyde Canal (2 km), Antonine Wall, 375m S of Hungryside to 55m NNE of Leafield (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 14 strands of Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle'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, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle stands on Clackmannan Group, bedrock that formed in the Westphalian. The rock here is sedimentary rock cycles, clackmannan group type.