Wall of Antoninus
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The Wall of Antoninus, also known as the Antonine Wall, was a Roman frontier fortification in central Scotland marking the northernmost boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antonine Wall | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman frontier fortification
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| abandoned | late 2nd century AD ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Vallum Antonini
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wall of Antoninus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Roman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Emperor Antoninus Pius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | around AD 154 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | turf rampart on a stone base ⓘ |
| constructionStart | around AD 142 ⓘ |
| coordinatesType | linear monument ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Firth of Forth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Forth–Clyde isthmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
defensive fortification
ⓘ
northern frontier of Roman Britain ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Roman forts such as Rough Castle
ⓘ
distance slabs ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ditch
ⓘ
fortlets ⓘ forts ⓘ military way ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| laterAbandonedInFavorOf | Hadrian's Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 63 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Dunbartonshire council area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falkirk council area NERFINISHED ⓘ Glasgow City council area NERFINISHED ⓘ North Lanarkshire council area NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ West Dunbartonshire council area NERFINISHED ⓘ central Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Antoninus Pius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Empire frontier system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| protectedAs | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| region | Britannia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Hadrian's Wall as northern frontier ⓘ |
| significance | northernmost linear barrier of the Roman Empire in Britain ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 430ter ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.