OS1/32/22/47
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wall of Antoninus Pius | Antoninus's Wall in Graham's Dyke Antoninus's Wall in Graham's Dyke Antoninus's Wall in Graham's Dyke Antoninus's Wall in Graham's Dyke Antoninus's Wall in Graham's Dyke Antoninus's Wall in Graham's Dyke Grime's Dyke Grime's Dyke Grime's Dyke Graham's Dyke Graham's Dike |
Revd. [Reverend] William Begg Mr Alexander Black William Forbes Esqr. Gazeteer of Scotland 1842 Nimmo's history of Stirling 1817, Chambers's Encyclopedia 1859, Heading of Plan in General Roy's Military Antiquities of Scotland Heading of description in General Roy's Military Antiquities of Scotland Name given throughout the description in General Roy's Military Antiquities of Scotland Statistical Account of Falkirk Statistical Account of Polmont |
031 | So called from having been constructed during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. "The wall or rampart extended from Caeridden on the Firth of Forth to Dunglass on the Clyde, and is 36 miles 620 yards long. This rampart, which was of earth, and rested on a stone foundation, was upwards of 20 feet high, and 24 feet thick. Along the whole extent of the wall there was a vast ditch praetentura on the outward or N [North] side, which was generally 20 feet deep & 40 feet wide, and which, there is reason to believe, might be filled with water when occasion required. This ditch & rampart were strengthened at both ends and throughout its whole extent, by one and twenty forts, there being at each extremity, and the remainder placed between, at the distance of 3554½ yards or something more than 2 English miles from one another, and it has been clearly ascertained that these stations were designedly placed on the previous fortifications of Agricola. Its necessary appendage, a military road, ran behind the rampart from end to end, for the use of the troops, and for keeping up the usual communication between the stations or forts. From inscriptions on some of the foundation stones which have been dug up, it |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 47Parish of Polmont
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
DANIALSAN, wilson5bh
Location information for this page.
Linked mapsheets.
