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Two well-preserved sections of the Antonine Wall are located at HillfootCemetery, about a mile from theRoman bath atBearsden, located in in southwestern Scotland near Glasgow. The exposedsections, within easy walking distance of each other, are stone footingswhich lay at the base of the Wall. They provide vivid examples of the massivesize and careful construction methods used in the Wall.
(Figs.1,2:Exposed footings of Antonine Wall in Hillfoot (Photos:Athena Review).]
These portions of the ancient wall were exposed in 1903 and 1922, duringexpansion of the cemetery. The Antonine Wall at this location was originally4.3 meters wide, but portions found at Hillfoot were later widenedto 5 meters. Each of the exposed basal sections has outside rows oflarge dressed curbstones and a drainage system.
This drainageculvert crosses a basal section of the Antonine Wall at Hillfoot Cemeteryin Bearsden, near Glasgow, Scotland. The Wall was built and maintained between142 and 165 AD.
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[Fig.3:Drainage culvert in Antonine Wall at Hillfoot (Photo: AthenaReview).]
[References: Keppie, Lawrence.Scotland's Roman Remains.Glasgow,1986, 1990.]
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