A walk along the Antonine Wall and Bar Hill

[greasemonkey]

I parked the car at Croy and walked from there, its a couple of hundred yards from the car park to the path. It was cold and dry but started lightly snowing on the way back.

Deer tracks on the path, I followed them as far as I could until they faded on the ice.

Looking back along the path to Croy

Looking over the Forth and Clyde Canal from the top of Bar Hill, the snow was 6-8 inches deep in places here, about 4-5 inches everywhere else.

That'll be me.

Looking back along the line of the Antonine Wall.

 

[Shewie]

Nice piccies, lovely colours

If you copy the IMG code straight into your thread it saves us having to open each link.

 

[greasemonkey]

I've been trying that, next time I'll go for "preview post" first to save myself looking daft! :sad6:

 

[greasemonkey]

Success! It works! Thanks Rich, I had mixed up direct link and image code.

 

[Shewie]

Ah that's better

Lovely views

 

[hammy]

That looks stunning, how much of the route of the Antonine wall can you walk?

 

[greasemonkey]

To be honest, I'm not sure but I found this on http://www.antonine-way.co.uk/

The Antonine Wall is a national monument of Scotland and whilst there are many areas that are publicly available to view it is important that these areas are treated with due consideration for their historical importance.
For the most part the best locations have been made accessible and easily viewed by the various local authorities along the route - sites at Falkirk, Kirkintilloch and Bearsden are signposted and open to public viewing.



It is possible to walk for most of the Antonine Wall but there are sections that are in farmland or 'disappear' into industrial zones so its not possible to walk the entire length of the Wall in an unbroken trail.


Around here (Cumbernauld) it can be easily accessed and walked.

 

[hammy]

Cheers
Always looking for interesting walks.

 

[Toddy]

It's a fascinating monument.
Basically the Romans built it, had to pull back, and just mothballed everything they could.
Most of the mile markers that have been found, and the memorial stones raised by the regiments, some saying who built such and such a length, are in the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University. Well worth a look if you're interested.
The Romans clearly thought they'd be back. Lot of finds, everything from bundles of nails planked down well shafts, to more personal items have been recovered.
It's a incredibly rich source of information about that period in Scottish history.
Besides, it's a good walk

cheers,
Toddy

p.s. Thank you for posting the photos

 

[greasemonkey]

Thanks Toddy. The fort at Twechar has been nicely restored, the remains of the baths and some legion offices are still there. I would have taken some photos of it too if it wasn't buried under the snow.

 

[Toddy]

Somewhere I have a copy of one of the excavation reports and a book about the wall. Happy to lend them to you when I come across them, if you like ?

cheers,
Toddy

 

[greasemonkey]

That would be great, thanks very much.

Thanks again,

Paul.

 

[riggers]

great pics mate i am going to go for a bimble up there next week or maybe the week end great pics

 

[greasemonkey]

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I just found this picture (taken on the same day) which I thought would add some info.

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[Angus Og]

A couple near Easter Dullatur Farm

Google map link

Looking East

Looking West

 

[Miyagi]

D'you know I grew up in Bo'ness/Bridgeness but have yet to go to see the accessible bits near Cumbernauld.

Looks like a trip within the next few weeks (I've cycled past it on the canal too)...