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Antonine Wall is a Roman frontier fortification built during the mid-second century AD under the reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Constructed between approximately 142 and 144 AD, it represented the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire and stretched for approximately 37 miles across central Scotland from the Firth of Clyde to the Firth of Forth. At this location near St Flannan's Church in Cleddans, Dunbartonshire, the wall survives as an earthwork comprising a substantial ditch with an adjacent rampart, demonstrating the characteristic defensive construction of the barrier. The site forms part of the wider Antonine Wall system, which included a series of fortlets and auxiliary forts positioned at intervals along its length, and represents a significant testimony to Roman military engineering in Britain.
Antonine Wall, to N and NE of St Flannan's Church, Cleddans is a scheduled monument protected by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7456. View the official record →
Antonine Wall is a Roman frontier fortification built during the mid-second century AD under the reign of the Emperor Antoninus Pius. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic Environment Scotland under reference SM7456.
Antonine Wall, to N and NE of St Flannan's Church, Cleddans dates from the medieval period, and is classified as a to n and ne of st flannan's church, cleddans. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Antonine Wall, to N and NE of St Flannan's Church, Cleddans 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 SM7456.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Antonine Wall, N of Whitehill Avenue, Hillhead, Kirkintilloch (0.5 km), Antonine Wall, Peel Park, Roman fort and medieval castle (1.3 km), Forth and Clyde Canal: Kirkintilloch - Auchinstarry Farm (2 km).
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