Learn about the Roman invasion of Scotland and building of the Antonine Wall, with this BBC Bitesize Scotland History guide for learners at 2nd Level studying People, Past Events and Societies in CfE.

The Antonine Wall served to protect the province of Britainnia from the Caledonian tribes. If they did attempt to raid across the wall they would have to breach its defences.

The Antonine Wall climbed straight up a steep slope to the fort, which was built on a hill top. The Romans constructed their wall on a 4.5m wide stone foundation.

Antonine's Wall stretched between Forth and the Clyde and passed through five counties. It is older and further north than the famed Hadrian's wall. It was known to the Romans at the time as ...

THE Antonine Wall, once the Roman Empire's northernmost frontier in Britain, has been put forward for World Heritage status - an accolade which could place it among the UK's most treasured ...

Antonine Wall, North Lanarkshire, Scotland (Douglas Carr/Alamy) For 23 years, between A.D. 142 and 165, Hadrian’s Wall actually wasn’t the Roman Empire’s northern frontier.

Roman fortifications in the Tayside region, north of the Antonine Wall, showed that the Romans planned to subjugate all of Scotland, but the Antonine Wall and any northern possessions seem to have ...

A research paper from 2018 confirms St Patrick’s birthplace as Old Kilpatrick in Scotland. The paper states that new Roman period place names assigned to four places along the Antoinine Wall ...

The Antonine Wall served to protect the province of Britainnia from the Caledonian tribes. If they did attempt to raid across the wall they would have to breach its defences.

IN the year 122AD, Roman Emperor Hadrian came to Britain to begin construction of his stone wall across the north of England. He had decided it was… ...

Construction of the Antonine wall begins – 142 AD. The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page.