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<< Our Photo Pages >> Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery - Misc. Earthwork in Scotland in East Dunbartonshire

Submitted by Andy B on Tuesday, 31 August 2021  Page Views: 592

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 2.176 km away from the location you searched for.

County: East Dunbartonshire Type: Misc. Earthwork
Nearest Town: Bearsden
Map Ref: NS557723
Latitude: 55.922067N  Longitude: 4.310789W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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1Awful
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5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
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Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery
Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery submitted by Antonine : Part of the Antonine Wall exposed in the cemetery. Construction began in 142AD at the order of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, and took 12 years to complete. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Two short sections of the base of the rampart of the Antonine Wall which have been left exposed in New Kilpatrick Cemetery. The Cemetery has been built over the rest of the Wall. The remains of the stone base of the rampart are well preserved and show various distinctive features of construction.

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Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery
Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery submitted by Antonine : The sections currently visible were exposed when the cemetery was expanded. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery
Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery submitted by Antonine : Early in the 18th century, Rev Horsley reported that the ramparts were being robbed of stones from a mile-long section. 100 years later Robert Stuart indicated robbing had continued. By the 1900s little wall could be seen. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery
Antonine Wall, New Kilpatrick Cemetery submitted by Antonine : The western end of the Antonine Wall was marked by a fort at old Kilpatrick. The best place to view the foundation of the wall is in New Kilpatrick Cemetery, including kerbs, cobble fill-in, and water drainage culverts. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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NS5572 : Bostock gravestone, New Kilpatrick Cemetery by Richard Sutcliffe
by Richard Sutcliffe
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NS5572 : New Kilpatrick Cemetery: eastern boundary by Lairich Rig
by Lairich Rig
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NS5572 : New Kilpatrick Cemetery by Lairich Rig
by Lairich Rig
©2015(licence)
NS5572 : New Kilpatrick Cemetery by Lairich Rig
by Lairich Rig
©2015(licence)
NS5572 : New Kilpatrick Cemetery by Lairich Rig
by Lairich Rig
©2015(licence)

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