Scheduled MonumentsScotlandAntonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle
Iron Age · Peel park, roman fort and medieval castle

Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle

Scotland
HES SM7439
Period
Iron Age
Site type
Peel park, roman fort and medieval castle
Nation
Scotland
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Scheduled area

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Overview

History & significance

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 →

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Questions & answers

What is Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle?

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.

What period does Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle date from?

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.

Who is responsible for protecting Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle?

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.

What other scheduled monuments are near Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle?

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).

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Monuments
The legally protected scheduled monuments around the location, each with its period, type and significance.
Battlefields
The battles and sieges fought on this ground, mapped and set on a timeline of the wider conflict.
Roman Britain
The Roman roads, forts and towns near here, and the Iron Age people who held the land before Rome arrived.
Stat Accounts
The parish Statistical Accounts of the 1790s and 1830s, describing life, work and population here.
Civil War
The Civil War fighting, garrisons and recorded militaria in this area, woven into the arc of 1642 to 1651.
Geology
The bedrock beneath the site, its age and rock type, reaching back hundreds of millions of years.
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The ground beneath

The bedrock under Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle

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.