Mollins Roman fort

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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 North Lanarkshire. The Albion Guide charts two Roman forts in the county; this is one of them. Nearby Roman sites include Bar Hill, Roman temporary camp SW of, Antonine Wall, Bar Hill and Antonine Wall, Twechar. The nearest railway station is Croy, 3.9 km to the north-east.

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