WEBWhen complete, the Antonine Wall comprised a bank of turf almost 3m high and 4m wide, topped with an imposing wooden palisade. Between sixteen to nineteen forts were built along the length of the wall to house …

WEBThe Antonine Wall was a Roman defensive wall, approximately 3-4 metres high and 4-5 metres wide, and consisted of a stone base, a strong timber palisade fortified with turf, and a deep ditch.

WEBIn comparison to other forts throughout Britain and the empire, including those on Hadrian’s Wall to the south, the Antonine Wall forts are, on average, smaller than the norm. All followed the basic Roman design: …

WEBAntonine Wall, Roman frontier barrier in Britain, extending about 36.5 miles (58.5 km) across Scotland between the River Clyde and the Firth of Forth. The wall was built in the years after ad 142 on the orders of the …

WEBBuilt on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius in the years following AD 140, the wall was both a physical barrier and a symbol of the Roman Empire’s power and control. It was never a stone wall. The Antonine …

WEBOn high ground to the west of Cleddans Farmhouse (West Dunbartonshire) is the site of a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall. The site is not publicly accessible and no remains are visible on the ground today.