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.

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Wall of Antoninus canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman frontier fortification
UNESCO World Heritage Site
abandoned late 2nd century AD
alsoKnownAs Vallum Antonini
Wall of Antoninus
builtBy Roman army
commissionedBy Emperor Antoninus Pius
linked to: Antoninus Pius
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
extendsTo Firth of Clyde
follows Forth–Clyde isthmus
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
length about 63 kilometres
locatedIn East Dunbartonshire council area
Falkirk council area
Glasgow City council area
North Lanarkshire council area
Roman Britain
Scotland
West Dunbartonshire council area
central Scotland
namedAfter Antoninus Pius
partOf Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site
Roman Empire frontier system
presentCondition ruined
protectedAs scheduled monument
region Britannia
replaced Hadrian's Wall as northern frontier
significance northernmost linear barrier of the Roman Empire in Britain
UNESCOSiteId 430ter

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Valentia borderedBy Wall of Antoninus
Antonine Wall alsoKnownAs Wall of Antoninus
subject linked to: Wall of Antoninus