Remains of the Antonine Wall Ditch

Remains of the Antonine Wall Ditch
Bearsden, United Kingdom (GB)
The Antonine Wall was built by the Romans across what is now known as the Central Belt of modern-day Scotland. The wall was 63 kilometres (39 miles), was about 3 metres (10 feet) high and 5 metres (16 feet) wide. Construction began in AD 142 and took 12 years to complete.

Beside the curve of the road is one of the locations where the ditch of the Antonine Wall is still visible to this day. Crop marks from the ditch can also be traced in the following field from ariel photographs.
The Antonine Wall was built by the Romans across what is now known as the Central Belt of modern-day Scotland. The wall was 63 kilometres (39 miles), was about 3 metres (10 feet) high and 5 metres (16 feet) wide. Construction began in AD 142 and took 12 years to complete.

Beside the curve of the road is one of the locations where the ditch of the Antonine Wall is still visible to this day. Crop marks from the ditch can also be traced in the following field from ariel photographs.
View in Google Earth Historical, Ancient
Links: www.antoninewall.org, en.wikipedia.org
By: Drudii

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