Rough Castle Fort
Rough Castle Fort is a Roman fort on the Antonine Wall roughly 2 kilometres south east of Bonnybridge near Tamfourhill in the Falkirk council area, Scotland. It is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falkirk Wheel and Bonnybridge Library.
Falkirk Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Tamfourhill, Falkirk, in central Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. It opened in 2002 as part of the Millennium Link project, reconnecting the two canals for the first time since the 1930s. Falkirk Wheel is situated 2,900 feet east of Rough Castle Fort.
Bonnybridge Library
Library
Photo: Youthworkstu, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bonnybridge Library is situated 1¼ miles west of Rough Castle Fort.
Watling Lodge
Archaeological site
Watling Lodge was a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall in Scotland. It was located near what is now Lock Sixteen on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Falkirk with neighbouring forts at Rough Castle to the west and Falkirk to the east. Watling Lodge is situated 1¼ miles east of Rough Castle Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include High Bonnybridge and Tamfourhill.
High Bonnybridge
Village
Photo: Texas Radio and The Big Beat, CC BY-SA 2.0.
High Bonnybridge is a small village which lies in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. The village is located 0.5 miles south-east of Bonnybridge and 3.6 miles west-southwest of Falkirk.
Tamfourhill
Suburb
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tamfourhill is a working-class residential suburb of Falkirk within the Falkirk, Scotland. It is located approximately 1.5 miles west of the city centre.
Bonnybridge
Town
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bonnybridge is a village in the Falkirk council area of Scotland. It is 4.0 miles west of Falkirk, 5.3 miles north-east of Cumbernauld and 8.3 miles south-southwest of Stirling.
Rough Castle Fort
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Roman fort on the Antonine Wall in central Scotland
- Categories: castrum, fort or fortlet on the Antonine Wall, ancient Roman structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Falkirk, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.99784° or 55° 59′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.85527° or 3° 51′ 19″ westOpen location code
9C7RX4XV+4VOpenStreetMap ID
way 204710996OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q7370801
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Persian—“Rough Castle Fort” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “粗糙之堡”
- Czech: “Rough Castle Fort”
- Dutch: “Rough Castle Fort”
- Japanese: “ラフキャッスル要塞”
- Persian: “راف کاسل فورت”
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