#antoninewall — Public Fediverse posts

I visited the Roman fort at Rough Castle today, for the first time in probably 40-45 years. I think my dad took me when I was small, although there’s a chance I’m (mis)remembering a visit from having seen photographs and what I otherwise know about sites along the Antonine Wall: the spectre of memory at the edge of empire.

What most sticks in my mind are the lilia, the defensive pit traps on the outside of the wall (seen in the first picture). The last picture shows the line of the Antonine Wall, which was only ever a turf wall with the deep ditch on the left.

It made me a little sad that I was alone there at what is a very impressive Roman site, apart from some dog walkers who seemed oblivious to what was beneath their feet, and a cold and bitter rain that refused to leave my side.

#RoughCastle #AntonineWall #RomanFort #RomanScotland #RomanBritain #Archaeology

Standing at the northern edge of the Roman Empire

#History #Histoire #Kirkintilloch #AntonineWall #photography #photographie #architecture #AuldKirkMuseum #Glasgow #Scotland #Ecosse #AncientRome #ClassicalHistory

Been meaning to capture a pic of this mural for ages on a visit to dad, annoyingly a car in the way, but snapped some pics anyway.

#Art by Fraser Gray, it commemorates the Antoine Wall, which runs through #Kirkintilloch , #Glasgow

#StreetArt #Mural #History #Histoire #photography #photographie #AncientRome #ClassicalHistory #AntonineWall

I'm studying the Romans in Scotland at school, so today we dressed up as Roman soldiers and took a trip to the remains of the Antonine Wall where we met Silvanus!

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The bath house at Bar Hill Roman Fort, close to the Antonine Wall near Kilsyth and looking north over the Kelvin Valley to the Campsie Fells. The Antonine Wall was built from AD142 to 144 and marked the north-west frontier of the Roman empire. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkintilloch/barhill/index.html

#Scotland #BarHill #RomanFort #Roman #AntonineWall #Kilsyth #UndiscoveredScotland

Archaeologists discover remains of Roman fortlet near Clydebank https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65309762 #Scotland #Clydebank #Dunbartonshire #WestDunbartonshire #ScottishHistory #ScottishArchaeology #RomanScotland #RomanBritain #Archaeology #AntonineWall #RomanForts #Forts #Fortlets #Geophysics #Carleith #Duntocher

Archaeologists discover remains of Roman fortlet near Clydebank https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65309762 #Scotland #Clydebank #Dunbartonshire #WestDunbartonshire #ScottishHistory #ScottishArchaeology #RomanScotland #RomanBritain #Archaeology #AntonineWall #RomanForts #Forts #Fortlets #Geophysics #Carleith #Duntocher

Archaeologists discover remains of Roman fortlet near Clydebank https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-65309762 #Scotland #Clydebank #Dunbartonshire #WestDunbartonshire #ScottishHistory #ScottishArchaeology #RomanScotland #RomanBritain #Archaeology #AntonineWall #RomanForts #Forts #Fortlets #Geophysics #Carleith #Duntocher

The bath house at Bar Hill Roman Fort, close to the Antonine Wall near Kilsyth and looking north over the Kelvin Valley to the Campsie Fells. The Antonine Wall was built from AD142 to 144 and marked the NW frontier of the Roman empire. More pics and info: https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/kirkintilloch/barhill/index.html

#Scotland #BarHill #RomanFort #Roman #AntonineWall #Kilsyth #UndiscoveredScotland