1. Bearsden
(Maps Section/StreetMap)

This section of the Antonine Wall runs through Bearsden and has one of the best viewable sites of a Roman bath house.   The Google map below may help you to pinpoint this section of

2. Rough Castle
(Walking Links/Walking Routes)

...ible. The site is pretty much obscured and grassed over but it still provides an impression of how the Roman frontier defense must have looked over 2000 years ago. From Bonnybridge follow th...

3. Kinneil Estate (Long)
(Walking Links/Walking Routes)

... Estate follows the course of the Antonine Wall through scenic parkland, the east and west ponds and a roman fortlet. (1500mts - 1mile) This longer walk around Kinneil Estate offers many f...

4. Kinneil Estate (Short)
(Walking Links/Walking Routes)

...he mediaeval Kinneil Church. Within the grounds of Kinneil House lies a small museum with a variety of Roman artefacts. The museum is open from 12.30 until 4pm on Mondays to Saturdays all yea...

5. World Heritage Status granted to Antonine Wall
(News/Latest)

The Antonine Wall – once the northwest frontier of the Roman Empire - was last night (Mon, July 7) awarded World Heritage Site status.  The decision was made by UN cultural body UNESCO at a

6. Antonine Wall Achieves World Heritage Status
(News/Latest)

...the significance of the landmark fully recognised.   Built in AD142 on the orders of then Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius as a defence against Celtic tribes after the conquest of southern...

7. World Heritage Committee to meet in Quebec to inscribe new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
(News/Latest)

...Bernina Cultural Landscape (Switzerland / Italy), The Antonine Wall (extension to the Frontiers of the Roman Empire) (United Kingdom), Chief Roi Mata’s Domain (Vanuatu). Source: UNESCOCo...

8. Documents on UNESCO bid?
(FAQs/Frequently Asked Questions)

Are there any documents available on the bid for World Heritage status with UNESCO? For registered users of this site there is a download section where files are available. There are two files detaili

9. Location of Antonine Wall in Scotland
(Maps Section/StreetMap)

The route of the Antonine Wall through central Scotland  

10. Scots aim to mark the final frontier
(News/Latest)

SCOTLAND’S attempt to have the country’s largest relic of the Roman invasion recognised on equal terms with the great pyramids of Egypt and the Great Wall of China was launched yesterday

11. Culture Minister David Lammy unveils the UK's next three nominations for world heritage status.
(News/Latest)

...lace and Stonehenge on the list of 27 UK World Heritage Sites. The Antonine Wall was built by the Roman army on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius following the successful re-conquest of ...

12. Antonine Wall is nominated as a world class site
(News/Latest)

THE Antonine Wall, once the Roman Empire's northernmost frontier in Britain, has been put forward for World Heritage status - an accolade which could place it among the UK's most treasured attractions

13. Antonine Wall to be World Heritage Site?
(News/Latest)

... Austria, Germany and Slovakia have all signalled their intention to nominate local sections of the Roman occupation for World Heritage Status. The United Nations Education, Science and Cul...

14. Tour de force
(News/Latest)

A GOUROCK computer whizz has used his skills to immortalise Inverclyde's 2,000-year-old Roman heritage. Louie Pastore, a computer animation lecturer at James Watt College, has created a virtua

15. Rough Castle
(Maps Section/StreetMap)

This section of the Antonine Wall runs nearby the Forth & Clyde canal. This is one of the best viewing points for the Wall and includes an area where the lillias (defensive pits) can be qu

16. Old Kilpatrick
(Maps Section/StreetMap)

This section of the Antonine Wall runs nearby the Forth & Clyde canal as it enters the River Clyde at Bowling. The Google map below may help you to pinpoint this section of the Anto

17. Castlehill
(Maps Section/StreetMap)

This section of the Antonine Wall runs North of Clydebank between Duntocher and Bearsden. The Google map below may help you to pinpoint this section of the Antonine Wall. The 'satellite

18. Tamfourhill
(Maps Section/StreetMap)

This section shows the Antonine Wall at Tamfourhill.       The Google map below may help you to pinpoint this section of the Antonine Wall. The 'satellite' im

19. Date With Destiny
(News/Latest)

WORLD HISTORY: Louie Pastore is campaigning to get the Roman fort on Lurg Moor put on a list of the world’s top historical visitor attractions. Inverclyde’s Roman heritage could be join

20. Callendar Park
(Maps Section/StreetMap)

A section of the Antonine Wall runs through Callendar Park in Falkirk. The Google map below may help you to pinpoint this section of the Antonine Wall. The 'satellite' imagery is poor r

21. Welcome to The Antonine Way
(News/Latest)

...allery please register and login.  The Antonine Wall, begun in AD 142 during the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius , consisted of a turf rampart set on a stone foundation stretching...

22. Antoninus Pius
(History/History)

Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus Pius from (September 19, 86–March 7, 161) was Roman emperor138 to 161. He was the fourth of the Five Good Emperors and a member of the Aurelii. H

23. The Roman Empire: Army Life
(History/History)

The Roman Empire: Army Life The Romans appreciated the problems of disease in an army and thus every fort had its own bathhouse and latrine for the use of all the soldiers in residence, while

24. Roman Empire: Civilians
(History/History)

Roman Empire: Civilians Roman soldiers were well paid. To their forts were attracted merchants, inn-keepers and women - in fact all those who wished to transfer as much as possible of

25. The Roman Empire: Conquest
(History/History)

The Roman Empire: Conquest The reconquest of southern Scotland was completed by AD 142 and work began on the military installations designed to ensure the Roman grip on the area. A new frontie

26. The Roman Empire: Invaders
(History/History)

The Roman Empire: Invaders IN AD 79 the Roman army under Gnaeus I Julius Agricola, governor of Britain, reached the River Tay. Four years later the same army defeated the Caledonian tribes at

27. Is the Antonine Wall open to the public?
(FAQs/Frequently Asked Questions)

The Antonine Wall is a national monument of Scotland and whilst there are many areas that are publicly available to view it is important that these areas are treated with due consideration for their

28. Is walking the Antonine Way possible?
(FAQs/Frequently Asked Questions)

It is possible to walk for most of the Antonine Wall but there are sections that are in farmland or 'disappear' into industrial zones so its not possible to walk the entire length of the Wall in an

29. Roman Empire: Caesars Army
(History/History)

Roman Empire: Caesars Army The Roman army which had taken part in the earlier campaigns was one of the most successful fighting forces that the world has ever seen. For nearly eight centuries

30. The Life of Antoninus Pius
(Web Links / Roman sites of interest)

The philosophical ramblings of a long-deceased Roman emperor but who still has the power to command and entertain using this extremely interesting blog - highly recommended!