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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of The Wall of Antoninus Pius | Antoninus Wall or Graham's Dyke Graham's Dyke Graham's Dike Grime's Dyke Part of the Roman Wall of Antoninus Pius |
Revd. [Reverend] William Begg Mr. Alexander Black William Forbes Esq. Statistical Account of Falkirk Statistical Account of Polmont Heading of plan of the wall, given in Gen. [General] Roys Military Antiquities of Scoland Plan of Camelon in Gen. [General] Roy's Military Antiquities of Scotland. |
030.03 | The Site of the Roman Wall, A Portion of which is very Conspicuous in Callendar Park and other places; Mr Cochrane, Druggist of this town while making some improvements in his Garden this Spring (1859) Came upon a Portion of the "Antoninas Wall," Composed of earth, As Well as a Small Causeway of About 6 or 7 feet in Width which was Situated on the North Side of the Wall, & 4 or 5 feet under the Surface. The Causeway was regularly but roughly laid with large uneven Stones, there Were also found Portions of Urns And Other Roman Antiquities. Mr William Turner, Gardener, whose garden is Adjoining Mr Cochrane's, also discovered a Portion of the Wall & Causeway in his Garden, at different times, And Also found Portions of Broken Urns. The Site of the Wall in question has been Pointed Out by the Above mentioned Persons who will readily give any further information that may be required, it is immediately in line With that Portion East of the Town in Callendar ParK, And that on the West of the town in the lands of Mr Hagart. [continued on page 48] |
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Constructed by Lollius Urbicus
A.D. 140
(Roman Legions II, VI, and XX)
Extract from Roy's Military Antiquites respecting the above wall.
"The first wall was raised by the emperor Hadrian along the line of the
nearest chain of forts, in the year 120. The second was executed
by Lollius Urbicus, in the reign of Antoninus, along the farthest chain of forts, in
the year 140." (This is the wall referred to in this page) "In the Britannia Romana
is given a very full and accurate detail of all the inscriptions that had then
been discovered along the course of the wall; whence it appears that no more
than three legions; the second, surnamed Augusta ; the sixth, Victrix, and
the twentieth, Volans victrix, had any concern in the execution of that
public work".
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Alison James- Moderator, Molly Miller
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