Antonine Wall
The Antonine Wall was a turf fortification on stone foundations, built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Clyde and the Firth of Forth.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hillfoot railway station and Kilmardinny House.
Hillfoot railway station
Railway station
Photo: Rosser1954, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hillfoot railway station is a railway station in Bearsden, East Dunbartonshire near Glasgow, Scotland. The station is managed by ScotRail and is served by their trains on the Argyle and North Clyde Lines. Hillfoot railway station is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Antonine Wall.
Kilmardinny House
Arts center
Photo: Louise Harris, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmardinny House is an arts center, which is situated 2,400 feet northwest of Antonine Wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bearsden and Milngavie.
Bearsden
Photo: Wikiwayman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bearsden is a town 6 miles northwest of Glasgow in East Dunbartonshire on Clydeside, with a population of 28,500 in 2022. The main reason to visit is the Roman bath house, built in the brief period when the Romans occupied the Antonine Wall.
Milngavie
Photo: Andy Mitchell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Milngavie is a town in Clydeside in the Central Belt of Scotland. With a population of just under 13,000 in 2022, it's a commuter and retirement town for Glasgow six miles to the southwest.
Summerston
Suburb
Photo: Stephen Sweeney, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Summerston is a residential area of Glasgow, Scotland. With most of the housing constructed in the 1970s, it is situated in the far north of the city and is considered to be part of the larger Maryhill district, but has a different postcode; other nearby neighbourhoods are Gilshochill to the south and Cadder to the south-east. Summerston is situated 1½ miles southeast of Antonine Wall.
Antonine Wall
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.92259° or 55° 55′ 21″ northLongitude
-4.31162° or 4° 18′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C7QWMFQ+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 1427545345OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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