<< Our Photo Pages >> Antonine Wall (Croy Hill) - Misc. Earthwork in Scotland in North Lanarkshire
Submitted by markj99 on Wednesday, 18 October 2023 Page Views: 204
Multi-periodSite Name: Antonine Wall (Croy Hill)Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 0.299 km away from the location you searched for.
County: North Lanarkshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Kilsyth Nearest Village: Croy
Map Ref: NS72637623
Latitude: 55.962138N Longitude: 4.041923W
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2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
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markj99 visited on 6th Oct 2023 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 4 On the N edge of Croy turn onto Nethercroy Road, signed for Croy Miner's Welfare Charitable Society. Follow this lane for c. 150 yards past new houses to a parking spot at the start of the John Muir/Croy Hill Path. After c. 250 yards go through a gate. Bear left to visit the remains of Antonine Wall then continue up the Croy Hill Path for c. 0.7 mile to reach Croy Hill Fort.
Construction of the Antonine Wall, running west to east from the Firth of Clyde to the Firth of Forth, commenced around 142 AD. The c. 39 mile defensive wall was commissioned by Emperor Antoninius Pius to control the rebellious tribes north of Hadrian's Wall. The remains of the wall at Croy in North Lanarkshire follow Croy Hill ridge. The wall takes advantage of natural contours with a ditch excavated to its north. A path can be followed to Croy Hill Fort, one of 19 forts reinforcing the defence at regular intervals.
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