A local action plan to promote and enhance sites along the Roman Antonine Wall – including Kinneil Estate – has been supported by Falkirk Council. New signs, better interpretation – and possibly a national trail along the Antonine Wall – are some of the ideas being proposed by a five-year action plan for the World… Continue reading Action plan to promote Scotland’s Roman Wall
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Roman videos
FIND out more about the Antonine Wall and the Frontiers of the Roman Empire by clicking the videos below. (This page was updated in May 2021.) Also check out the official Antonine Wall website. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlXp_ZJHX0U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4yvY4mdHBc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXg8H2zzyC4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcXZTQG5XJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LcMVlTBBBg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-5EpawQjYE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPjw-d9nP5g
Wonder Wall
Remains of a Roman fortlet lie to the west (rear) of Kinneil House, Bo'ness. The Antonine Wall was built by the Emperor Antoninus Pius to hold back Caledonian tribes from invading southern Scotland, then under Roman rule. Unlike the stone-built Hadrian’s Wall, the Antonine Wall consisted of a rampart of soil, faced with turf, resting on… Continue reading Wonder Wall
Tour Kinneil
THERE'S lots of exciting things to see in Kinneil Estate. If you're visiting for the first time, why not try this guided tour? It's one of a series of walks in a new guide, published by Falkirk Council. Copies of the guide are available for free from Kinneil Museum and other Council outlets. You can… Continue reading Tour Kinneil
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