Scheduled Monument
Antonine Wall, Seabegs Wood, rampart, ditch and Military WaySM90014
Status: Designated
Documents
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The legal document available for download below constitutes the formal designation of the monument under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979. The additional details provided on this page are provided for information purposes only and do not form part of the designation. Historic Environment Scotland accepts no liability for any loss or damages arising from reliance on any inaccuracies within this additional information.
Summary
- Date Added
- 28/07/1972
- Last Date Amended
- 03/06/1999
- Type
- Roman: Antonine Wall
- Local Authority
- Falkirk
- Parish
- Falkirk
- NGR
- NS 81534 79290
- Coordinates
- 281534, 679290
Description
This monument is a section of the Antonine Wall which runs through Seabegs Wood, on the south side of the B816 on the western outskirts of Bonnybridge.
This proposal forms part of a programme which is intended to update the scheduling of the Antonine Wall, and extends the scheduling to cover the whole of the area in the care of the Secretary of State for Scotland.
The Antonine Wall at this location is exceptionally well-preserved for a length of 350m, although the ditch has been cut by the road at the eastern end of the area. The ditch is over 12m wide and 2m deep, and the rampart is also upstanding to a height of over 1m in places. Seabegs Wood also has the best-preserved visible stretch of the Military Way, running parallel to the Wall, about 30m to the south and with a noticeable camber.
The area to be scheduled includes the whole of the area in the Guardianship of the Secretary of State for Scotland, taking in the Antonine Wall rampart, berm, ditch and upcast mound, the Military Way, and an area to the S where traces of activities associated with the construction and use of the monument may survive, as shown in red on the accompanying map extract.
References
Bibliography
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https://www.historicenvironment.scot/visit-a-place/places/antonine-wall-seabegs-wood
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