Antonine Wall, Rough Castle
Site type FRONTIER DEFENCE (ROMAN)
Canmore ID 124018
Site Number NS88SW 57
NGR NS 8474 8003
Council FALKIRK
Parish FALKIRK
Former Region CENTRAL
Former District FALKIRK
Former County STIRLINGSHIRE
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Archaeological Notes
NS88SW 57 8464 8000 to 8490 8000
See also NS87NW 6 and NS87NW 32.00 .
NS 8464 8000 to NS 8490 8000 Published course (OS 25 inch 1961) resurveyed. Wall, Ditch and Outer Mound are fairly well defined, although the sharp alignment angle can now only be deduced from the projected extant straights. Extant dimensions vary, but on the W the Rampart averages 1.5m high and the Ditch, 12m wide and 1.2m deep.
NS 8464 8000 Rampart, Ditch and Outer Mound sectioned in 1959 (Robertson 1963-4).
Information from OS 1980
A S Robertson 1963-4.
Notes and Activities
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| 1959 | EXCAVATION |
Notes NS 8464 8000 Rampart, Ditch and Outer Mound sectioned in 1959 (Robertson 1963-4).
A S Robertson 1963-4.
Further details
| 1980 | FIELD VISIT |
Project OS Map 1980-1 Survey of the Antonine Wall
Notes NS 8464 8000 to NS 8490 8000 Published course (OS 25 inch 1961) resurveyed. Wall, Ditch and Outer Mound are fairly well defined, although the sharp alignment angle can now only be deduced from the projected extant straights. Extant dimensions vary, but on the W the Rampart averages 1.5m high and the Ditch, 12m wide and 1.2m deep.
Information from OS 1980
Further details
| 5 February 2002 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
Further details
| 3 August 2006 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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| 29 July 2007 | AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY |
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| Books and References |
Robertson, A S (1966a) 'Miscellanea Romano-Caledonica', Proc Soc Antiq Scot, vol.97
Page(s): 193-4


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