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The Antonine Wall
I was delighted a few years ago to discover that there were still substantial remains of the Antonine Wall to be seen. Further north than Hadrian's Wall, it makes a shorter line across Scotland, but the flat terrain means that it is not as defensible as the earlier wall, which is why the Romans had to add sophisticated defensive features such as lilia to keep themselves safe.
The Antonine Wall in Scotland (en)
The Antonine Wall in Scotland is the northernmost frontier monument of the Roman Empire. In 2008 this archaeological monument became UNESCO World Heritage Site. This video was created 2007 within the framework of the European project Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Culture 2000 program). Author: Boundary Productions.
Roughcastle Fort and the Antonine Wall, Falkirk
Roughcastle was the second smallest of 19 forts on the Antonine wall built around AD 143, however it is the best preserved and includes an impressive section of the defensive ditch.
Antonine Wall West Of Falkirk Scotland
Tour Scotland travel video of the Antonine Wall on ancestry visit West of Falkirk. The largest and most awe inspiring building project the people of Scotland had ever seen, the Antonine Wall stretched right across the country, from the River Clyde to the River Forth. Built by the Romans around AD142, as the north west frontier of their Empire, the wall is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Unlike its stone built southern neighbour, Hadrian’s Wall, the rampart of the Antonine Wall was constructed mostly out of layers of turf. Not just a wall, the defences also included a huge ditch.
Old Photographs Falkirk Central Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Falkirk, a large town in the Central Lowlands. Historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley north west of Edinburgh and north east of Glasgow. The town is at the junction of the Forth and Clyde and Union Canals, a location which proved key to its growth as a centre of heavy industry during the Industrial Revolution. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Falkirk was at the centre of the iron and steel industry. The area was at the forefront of canal construction when the Forth and Clyde Canal opened in 1790. The Union Canal built in 1822 provided a link to Edinburgh and early railway development followed in the 1830s and 1840s. The Antonine Roman Wall, which stretches across the centre of Scotland, passed through the town and remnants of it can still be seen. George Forrest who was born in Falkirk on 13 March 1873, was a Scottish botanist, who became one of the first explorers of China's then remote southwestern province of Yunnan, generally regarded as the most biodiverse province in the country. Robert Dollar, also known as Captain Robert Dollar, who was born in 1844 in Bainsford, Falkirk. was a Scots American industrialist. The title Captain was honorary and he was called the Grand Old Man of the Pacific. Both were bestowed after his entry into the shipping industry. Dollar became a lumber baron, shipping magnate, philanthropist; he was also a Freemason. His biography and an extensive introduction by him is contained within the book, Men Who Are Making the West 1923. Thomas Clement Douglas was born in Falkirk on 20 October 1904. He was a Canadian social democratic politician and Baptist minister. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1935 as a member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. He left federal politics to become the Saskatchewan CCF's leader and then the seventh Premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961. His government was the first social democratic government in North America, and it introduced the continent's first single payer, universal health care program. Robert D. Wilson was born in Falkirk on February 3, 1839. He was an American farmer and politician. Wilson emigrated to the United States in 1854 and settled in the Town of Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin. Wilson was a farmer who served in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1880 and was a Republican. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day
The Antonine Wall, Scotland. Full tour of the Roman Wall.
You will have heard of Hadrian’s Wall, which the Romans built at the northern boundary of the Roman Empire, but you may not be aware that they built a second wall further north, the Antonine Wall, after they had invaded Scotland. It extended over 37 miles from the Clyde to the Forth. I walked the best preserved and most scenic parts of the wall between Kirkintilloch and Falkirk and visited the remaining sites by car. This film shows what remains of the wall today.
The wall was built between AD 142-3 under the orders of Emperor Antonius Pius and was occupied by the Romans for at least 20 years. It was built from turf and timber and consisted of a rampart up to 12 feet tall. An example of a reconstructed Roman turf and timber fort can be visited is at Lunt Fort, Bagington, England.
From the West coast the wall started in Old Kilpatrick but I start my tour in Glasgow where there is an outstanding collection of finds from along the wall. The places shown in the film are listed below:
0:00:41 - The Hunterian Museum, Glasgow - Largest collection of finds from the wall inc sculptures and milestones.
0:01:25 - Golden Hill Park, Duntocher – Traces of the wall’s stone base. Nothing remains of the fort, butbthe outline is marked in the grass. Small car park – Post code G81 6AR.
0:01:57 - Ian Road, Bearsden – Remains of rampart base can be seen. On street parking available, Post code G81 6AR.
0:02:17 - Roman Bath House, Roman Rd, Bearsden – Best preserved remains along the wall, inc bath house and latrine. On street parking in Grange Rd G61 2QP.
0:03:43 - New Kilpatrick Cemetery, Bearsden – Best preserved sections of wall’s stone base. Limited parking. Post code G61 2BG.
0:04:20 - Auld Kirk Museum – Next to Peel Park. A little gem of a museum with section dedicated to Antonine Wall. Free entry.
0:04:58 - Peel Park, Kirkintilloch – Nothing remains of the fort. Plaques and information boards. On street parking and a car park nearby, Post code G66 1HN.
0:05:24 - Bar Hill Roman Fort, Twechar - Scenic and impressive location, remains of the walls of the principia and bath house. Traces of fort’s rampart and ditches visible.
0:06:26 - Castle Hill Ditch - A dramatic and spectacular section of the wall’s ditch.
0:07:12 - Croy Hill Fort and ditch. No visible remains of the fort. Some dramatic sections of the ditch on the climb to Croy hill.
0:07:40 - East Dullatur - There are some well-preserved sections of the ditch here.
0:08:37 - Tollpark - A very scenic stretch of the ditch through a belt of trees.
0:08:59 - CastleCary Roman Fort - The east boundary wall and foundations of the Headquarter’s building are still visible.
0:09:30 - Seabegs Wood - A scenic and well-preserved section of the rampart, ditch and military way.
0:10:01 - Rough Castle Fort and ditch - A dramatic location, well preserved section of the wall’s ditch, lilia, defensive ramparts of the fort and annexe.
0:12:01 - Bantaskin ditch - A well-preserved stretch of the ditch.
0:12:25 - Tamfourhill Road - Along this road there are glimpses of the ditch, overgrown and not well cared for.
0:12:35 - Watling Lodge - An impressive and well-preserved stretch of the ditch.
0:13:05 - Callendar Wood - Well cared for stretch of the ditch at the north of the wood. Callendar House contains an Antonine Wall gallery.
0:13:26 - Polmont Wood - Views of the ditch deeper in the wood after climbing some steps. Sat nav use Millhall Gardens, FK2 0XH is next to car park entrance.
0:14:08 - Kinneil Roman Fortlet - Most easterly remains of the wall located in a scenic park. A museum contains some finds.
0:15:06 - Bo’ness – replica of the distance slab - A replica of the distance slab that marked the end of the Antonine Wall. On street parking available, in Harbour Road, EH51 9LF.
0:15:28 - Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh - Exceptional museum, extensive display of Roman finds Level -1 Roman occupation of Scotland.
Music credits:The Awakening by Patrick Patrikios;
Distant Lands by Hanu Dixit; Realization by Hanu Dixit
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From Wall to Wall - The Antonine Friendship Link
In a world that is kept largely ignorant about the reality of Palestinian oppression and suffering, the dedicated work of small grass roots volunteers plays a crucial role in developing community level awareness.
The Antonine Wall is a ruined monument to Roman occupation that runs east to west near the central Scotland town of Falkirk and is the adopted motif for a twinning initiative by local activists. It is the juxtaposition of past local history and an all too immediate modern equivalent a few thousand miles east in the West Bank community of Jayyous that the Antonine Friendship Link seeks to highlight.
This short video begins amid the green and pleasant remains of the Roman Wall straddling Central Scotland and ends in the village whose very lifeblood ebbs away in the shadow of a separation barrier that locks it's people out from their own land.
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Bearsden Roman Bath House on the Antonine Wall
This very well preserved Roman Bath House complex served the troops at the nearby Bearsden Fort on the 37 mile long Antonine Wall from around AD 142 to AD 165. It had hypocausts, a sauna and a hot water pool as well as a cold water bath, changing rooms, etc.
THE ANTONINE WALL, ROUGH CASTLE, SCOTLAND
In AD 43 the Romans invaded the south coast of England and, during the course of the subsequent 40 years, fought their way up the island culminating in the Battle of Mons Graupius in AD 83. Roman control of both England and Scotland seemed assured until the Roman army suffered serious military defeats on the Danube in Romania, forcing the reallocation of one of the four Legions based in Britannia. This significant reduction in available forces led to the Romans withdrawing to the Solway/Tyne isthmus where they famously built Hadrian's Wall from AD 122 onwards. But in AD 138 Emperor Hadrian died and his successor, Antoninus Pius, needed a military victory to secure his position. Accordingly he sent his Legions north to occupy what is now Southern Scotland and established a new frontier on the narrow neck of land between the Clyde and the Forth. Here the Antonine Wall was built in the years following AD 142 running from Bo'ness to Old Kilpatrick. Although the original intent was only to build seven forts along the new frontier - spaced around 8 miles apart as had been the norm on Hadrian’s Wall - this plan was modified before construction on the frontier had completed. At least a further eleven outposts, referred to a secondary forts, were added along the line reducing the distance between each installation to an average of approximately 2 miles. Rough was one of these additional forts.
Rough Castle (the Latin name is unknown) was a relatively small fort. Constructed to the standard Roman playing card design the defences were only ever built in earth and timber and, unlike many of the forts along Hadrian's Wall, it did not straddle the Wall. Accordingly only the North Gate provided access north of the frontier and this was well defended; the road through the gate angled sharply to the right and the front pits were dug (known as Lilias) filled with wooden tipped spikes. The fort housed around 500 Roman Auxiliaries and was garrisoned by the Sixth Cohort of Nervians (Cohors VI Nerviorum), an infantry unit recruited from North East France.
An interesting feature visible at Rough Castle, and typical of Antonine Wall defences in general, was a system of annexes; a defensive enclosure outside but adjacent to the fort. This seems to have acted as a more localised version of the Vallum seen on Hadrian's Wall and created a dedicated and relatively secure ‘military only’ area for recreation, storage and perhaps training purposes. Rough Castle had one such enclosure, directly to the west of the fort in which the Bath House was situated. The Military Road, which connected all the forts along the Antonine Wall, ran to the south.
Little is known about the period of the fort's occupation. Some archaeological evidence points to fighting in the area around AD 155 and at Rough Castle in particular there is evidence of destruction by fire around this time. Furthermore coins were minted in AD 154/5 celebrating a major victory in Britannia. Along with the rest of the Antonine Wall, the site was abandoned in circa-AD 162 (possibly even several years before) when the Romans withdrew back to Hadrian's Wall. Whilst future emperors, most notably Septimus Severus, fought in Scotland the frontier was never again moved north.
Vahni Capildeo - 'Bling taste'. The Antonine Wall. Bearsden, Scotland. March 29th 2016.
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Antonine Roman Wall Distance Slab Edinburgh Scotland
Tour Scotland video of an Antonine Roman Wall Distance Slab on visit to the National Museum in Edinburgh. Antoninus Pius was the man who gave his name to the Antonine Wall of 142 AD, which runs between the the Rivers Clyde and Forth, extending Roman Britain north from Hadrian's Wall. The wall was designed as a frontier for the empire, and a barrier to raiding Caledonian tribes. The distance slab from Bridgeness near Edinburgh on the Antonine Wall commemorating the construction of the Wall by the Twentieth Legion. On the left side there is a cavalryman spearing some Britons. On the right side a sacrifice to the goddess of Victory is taking place. Four men watch another man in a toga, probably the legionary commander, who is about to sacrifice a pig, sheep and bull. To accompany the ceremony there is music from a flute player.
Roman Antonine Wall Across Scotland
Slideshow of aspects of the Roman wall built across central Scotland, now a World Heritage Site. Includes graphics of Bar Castle, Kinneil Fort & Bearsden Bath House.
King Arthur's legend - Scottish trail
There are countless myths and legends surrounding King Arthur, follow the steps of this historical character through the scottish land.
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Romans in Scotland - Part 2, on Live At Five
Adrian Cox and Fergus Sutherland take a look at the history of the Antonine Wall and the ruins that remain visible today that mark the invasion of The Roman Empire in Scotland. April 6th, 2016, on Live At Five.
Roman Fort, Antonine's Wall, Scotland
Remains of a Roman Fort and the site of part of Antonine's Wall
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A Visit to Rome's Northernmost Frontier: The Antonine Wall
For twenty years the Antonine Wall was the northernmost barrier of the Roman Empire.
Although less well known compared to its cousin Hadrian's Wall further south, between 140 & 162 AD this turf and timber wall, protected by a deep ditch visible here, stretched from the Firth to the Clyde at the neck, the Isthmus, of Scotland.
It was abandoned as the frontier in 162, although it was remanned in 208 when the Emperor Septimius Severus lead the largest campaigning force ever seen on British soil on a brutal campaign against the troubling Maeatae and Caledonian tribes to the north.
Because of this some also refer to this wall as the Severan Wall.
Following Severus' death at York in 211 and the subsequent power struggle, the Roman frontier once again returned to Hadrian's Wall.
My apologies for the annoying background noise - it was very windy today.
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