Antonine Wall (East Dunbartonshire)

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Earthworks onlybanks, ditches and platforms — read the ground, not walls

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A Roman fort once stood here — today it survives as earthworks in East Dunbartonshire. It is the only Roman fort the Albion Guide maps in the county. The closest station is Bearsden, 2.1 km to the east. Other Roman sites nearby include Bearsden Roman bath-house and Antonine Wall, Beeches Avenue, Duntocher.

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