<< Our Photo Pages >> Watling Lodge, Antonine Wall - Ancient Village or Settlement in Scotland in Falkirk
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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Watling Lodge, Antonine Wall Alternative Name: Watling Lodge West, Watling Lodge EastCountry: Scotland County: Falkirk Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Falkirk
Map Ref: NS86347982
Latitude: 55.997819N Longitude: 3.823952W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
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Watling Lodge West and East were Roman forts occupied during the construction of the Antonine Wall. The site has one of the best preserved stretches of ditch from the Antonine Wall.
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