On Saturdays till September, come & discover 2,000 years of history, with tours in Kinneil House, plus free lunchtime guided walk, & see free Kinneil Museum as part of your visit
👉 kinneil.org.uk/2026/03/31/k...
#HistoricScotland #VisitScotland #Scotland #VisitFalkirk #AntonineWall
Missing #HadriansWall's sycamore? Kinneil has its cousin - on the #AntonineWall! Pictured today between spring showers, standing proud & surrounded by multiple other layers of history, right on line of the Roman #WorldHeritage #WorldHeritageSite!
#SycamoreGap
A building inscription from Balmuildy fort on the #AntonineWall dating the building work by the 2nd Legion the governorship of Lollius Urbicus AD139-43 #Scotland #RIB2191 now on display at the Hunterian museum, Glasgow
Busts of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius; Busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Virus, Antonine Wall from the air and Hadrian's Wall and Turret 44b from the air
Busts of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius; Busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Virus, Antonine Wall from the air and Hadrian's Wall and Turret 44b from the air
Busts of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius; Busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Virus, Antonine Wall from the air and Hadrian's Wall and Turret 44b from the air
Busts of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius; Busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Virus, Antonine Wall from the air and Hadrian's Wall and Turret 44b from the air
#OTD 25 Feb AD138 #Hadrian adopted #AntoninusPius as his successor, on condition he adopt Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus.
Antoninus’ reign saw peace, prosperity, legal reforms, & the building of the #AntonineWall. He was succeeded by his adopted sons as co-emperors in AD161.
#RomanEmpire #History
One of the best preserved sections of the Antonine Wall, just west of Rough Castle Fort, near Falkirk. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #AntonineWall
The faint outline of the granary building at Rough Castle Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall, near Falkirk. Built in around 142 AD, the fort is the second smallest on the wall, but the best preserved. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanBritain #RoughCastle #AntonineWall
One of the best preserved sections of the Antonine Wall, just west of Rough Castle Roman Fort, near Falkirk. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #AntonineWall
Image of the fibula described, over a grey background
This beautiful #Roman fibula, made in the SW of England & found near the #AntonineWall dates to AD80–165. Bronze, inlaid with silver - @nationalmuseumsscotland
✨ Want more Roman Scotland? Our Romans in #Scotland 12-week online course starts 6 January — details on our website!
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Ruins of the fort and image of the Cramond lioness at the National Museum of Scotland
#Cramond Roman Fort on the River Almond, near #Edinburgh. 1st period of occupation - c140-170AD, during the building of the #AntonineWall . 2nd period of occupation during the Severan campaign 208-211AD. It housed 1000 soldiers.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
The Cramond Lioness was found there.
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The remains of the Roman fortlet at Kinneil, near Bo’ness on the Antonine Wall - the only example of an Antonine Wall fortlet which is still visible. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #Kinneil #AntonineWall
Standing at the northern edge of the Roman Empire
#History #Histoire #Kirkintilloch #AntonineWall #photography #photographie #architecture
Black and white and illustration of a Roman altar; detail of a map showing the forts along the Antonine Wall
Black and white and illustration of a Roman altar; detail of a map showing the forts along the Antonine Wall
#OTD AD 66, Emperor #Nero founded #Legio I Italica. The boar was its emblem. From Armenia to Britain, they fought across the Empire — even leaving their mark in Scotland at Old Kilpatrick on the #AntonineWall where an altar mentions Julius Candidus, centurion of the legion.
Image of a sandstone relief depicting Jupiter Dolichenus and Juno Dolichena with their attributes over a bull and cow and detail. Also aerial image of Antonine Wall at Croy Hill
Image of a sandstone relief depicting Jupiter Dolichenus and Juno Dolichena with their attributes over a bull and cow and detail. Also aerial image of Antonine Wall at Croy Hill
Image of a sandstone relief depicting Jupiter Dolichenus and Juno Dolichena with their attributes over a bull and cow and detail. Also aerial image of Antonine Wall at Croy Hill
Sandstone relief of #Jupiter Dolichenus & #Juno Dolichena from a ditch outside the Roman fort of Croy Hill. Jupiter holds a double axe & thunderbolt over a bull, Juno a sceptre & wreath over a cow. Popular with Roman soldiers on the #AntonineWall .
#RomanScotland #CroyHill #RomanReligion
#OTD #Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius was born, 19 Sept 86AD. Hadrian adopted him as son &heir. Considered one of the '5 good emperors'. He ordered the construction of the #AntonineWall & its forts in AD142. He was succeeded by his adoptive sons Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus.
B: #RomanBritain #Roman #Archaeology #ClassicsBluesky #Scottish #ancestry #history #AntonineWall #Trimontium #BooksWorthReading #bookoftheday
A clip of the bath house at Bothwellhaugh #Roman Fort in Strathclyde Country Park in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. The fort lay to the south of the #AntonineWall , probably linked to it via a Roman road. The bath house was found in November 1973 and moved to higher ground in 1980.
Bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine Wall; head of Antoninus Pius; denarius of Antoninus Pius showing both sides of the coin; busts of Antoninus and his wife Faustina
Bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine Wall; head of Antoninus Pius; denarius of Antoninus Pius showing both sides of the coin; busts of Antoninus and his wife Faustina
Bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine Wall; head of Antoninus Pius; denarius of Antoninus Pius showing both sides of the coin; busts of Antoninus and his wife Faustina
Bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine Wall; head of Antoninus Pius; denarius of Antoninus Pius showing both sides of the coin; busts of Antoninus and his wife Faustina
🗓️ #OTD 138 AD #AntoninusPius became emperor! Though he never left Italy, his reign left a mark on #Scotland with the #AntonineWall . His wife, Faustina the Elder, was beloved by the people—his steady rule helped pave the way for Marcus Aurelius & lasting #Roman legacy.
#RomanHistory
The southern ramparts of Rough Castle Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall, near Falkirk. Built in around 142 AD, the fort is the second smallest on the wall, but the best preserved. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #RomanScotland #AntonineWall
Part of the surviving stone rampart at Castlecary Roman Fort on the Antonine Wall. The fort is one of only two forts on the wall to feature stone ramparts, the other is further west at Balmuildy. 📸 My own. #RomanFortThursday #Castlecary #RomanScotland #AntonineWall
Visit Kinneil this Saturday! The house is *open* most Saturdays for indoor tours with #HistoricScotland, + a midday guided outdoor walk seeing some of #AntonineWall, & adjacent Kinneil Museum (free), featuring wider history of area, is also open #MuseumWeek:
👉 kinneil.org.uk/2025/04/01/k...
It’s the season for intensely-coloured foxgloves in Kinneil Woods - come and explore the estate’s many outdoor walks #johnmuirway #antoninewall #foxgloves
‘The Centurion’ Croy Hill, Forth & Clyde canal, John Muir walk. North Lanarkshire #History #Romans #AntonineWall #JohnMuirTrust #WildLife #Nature #Walking 🥾 🥾
They're pretty much unqiue to the Roman presence in Scotland and highlight how threatened the Romans felt on this far northern edge of their empire.
#glasgow #falkirk #roughcastle #antoninewall #lilia #defences #romans #scotland #scottishhistory
Known as Lilia, each was about 3 feet long, 2 feet wide and 6 feet deep, and would have been filled by vertical stakes, sharpened to a point, waiting to impale anyone who stumbled into them.
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#glasgow #falkirk #roughcastle #antoninewall #lilia #defences #romans #scotland #scottishhistory
Of all the historical sites within easy striking distance of Glasgow. These are amongst my favourites. They're large defensive pits dug by the Romans in front of Rough Castle Fort on the Antonine Wall around AD 140.
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#glasgow #falkirk #roughcastle #antoninewall #lilia #romans #scotland
A grass, three metre high bank and ditch with several, high, tower blocks on the left hand side of the photograph.
Rambling back to 142AD this week along a short section of the #AntonineWall in Falkirk, contrasting beautifully with the ‘tower blocks’ … #RomanSiteSaturday
bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine walls; map of the location of Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall; map showing the forts along the Antonine Wall; busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine walls; map of the location of Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall; map showing the forts along the Antonine Wall; busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine walls; map of the location of Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall; map showing the forts along the Antonine Wall; busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
bust of Antoninus Pius over an image of the Antonine walls; map of the location of Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall; map showing the forts along the Antonine Wall; busts of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus
#Roman Emperor #AntoninusPius died Mar 7th AD161, at 74. Regarded as an exceptional ruler, just & diligent administrator. The #AntonineWall was built under his reign. One of the "Five good emperors". He married Faustina the Elder. Marcus Aurelius & Lucius Verus succeeded him.
