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Discover The Frontiers of the Roman Empire The Antonine Wal l The World Heritage Site in the Council area World Heritage Site in the Falkirk Council area

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire The Antonine Wall has been placed on the World Heritage List, inscribed by UNESCO in 2008, for its value to all humanity. The Antonine Wall is the The Roman empire was largest relic of the Roman Finding your way one of the greatest the world has ever seen. The occupation of A map Antonine Wall formed its . Take a close look north-west frontier from Built in the years at the maps for AD 142 to about AD 160. following AD142, each of the sites. The empire was protected on the orders of These should be by frontiers which the Emperor all you need to extended for over 5,000 Antoninus Pius, find the site and km from the Atlantic coast it marked the get around. of Britain through Europe, northern border the Middle East and North to the Roman Signs Africa to the Atlantic coast Empire, and Look out for of Morroco. replaced wooden sign posts Hadrian’s Wall, and interpretation Although the wall was 37 Access to the Past with young children, elderly Which site to visit? built only 20 boards giving miles in length, from the years earlier. more information to the River Walk the wall-roam like or less able walkers. Simply read through the as you go along Clyde, you don’t have to go the Romans-or just enjoy a following suggested walks By AD160 the the path. far around the Falkirk area few hours out. All walks However, please remember and choose a walk that suits Antonine Wall to see some of the best are short and easy going the paths go through parks your own needs and abilities. was abandoned It’s up to you sections. and suitable for families and countryside and may as the Roman This leaflet gives not be as accessible as Some of the sites have few Army retreated tarmac paths in . details of six From M9 facilities. Whereas Callendar to the south. In locations, with Park and Kinniel Estate can many places the information on Where possible paths have offer the visitor much more. wall has been parking, path River Forth been improved by: built over or lost surfaces, Removing barriers such as Due to the sensitivity of the forever. It is gradients, facilities steps and gates. Wall, as an Ancient often hard to etc. Simply choose Roughcastle Re-surfacing and drainage Monument and World spot and you a section of the Falkirk Antonine Wall of some paths. Heritage Site, these paths may not know wall to visit are NOT suitable for horse that you’re depending on New seating, hand rails riding or off-road cycling. walking over where you live and Seabegs Tamfourhil Polmont Kinneil and signage to help you Digging or excavation is not 2000 years of enjoy your walk. permitted. your own abilities. Callendar Park From history! From M9 Railway Stations Location Bonnybridge From Falkirk 1 Rough Castle, Bonnybridge

Bonnybridge Road Canal B816

Antonine Wall From Bonnybridge Antonine Wall Antonine Wall Rough Castle

Key Main Path (Tarmac) Tarmac Surface Main Path (Stone) Disabled Parking Other Paths Parking Bench Information Board

Although one of the the suggested, circular Path Information smallest Roman Forts on walk marked on the map. the Antonine Wall this is Grade Facilities A large open one of the best preserved. grassy area. Walk The earthworks of its Informal parking on site as little or as much rampart and ditches are at end of rough track as you like. still clearly visible. Although Interpretation boards on the site is grassed over, this site impressive landscape gives Distance No toilets Suggested walk a vivid impression of what a 850m (1/2 a mile) Roman frontier defence Nearby Bonnybridge has circular walk from must have been like 2000 shops, pubs and other car park. years ago. facilities (Allow at least 1 Finding Your Way hour). Start: Rough Castle Car Antonine Wall Facts Surface Park. (See location map). Mown grass paths and rough track. No Follow signs for the surfaced paths. Antonine Wall from Bonnybridge onto Foundry Gradient Road and Bonnyside Road. Carry straight on to a track Some steep The northern defences were gradients up and leading to Rough Castle car down a track to park. protected by deadly pits Rowantree Burn. filled with stakes, known to 1 From the car park simply the Romans as ‘lilia’. explore the area or follow 2 Polmont Wood, Polmont Smiddy Brae Location From Smiddy Grangemouth Brae

Bo’ness Road Antonine Wall Car Park

M9

Polmont Polmont Wood Path Information Polmont Wood Grade A short, easy going, ‘there and back again’ walk Antonine Wall from the car park. Millhall Distance Burn 100m walk. The Wall is visible as Key a break in the Main Path (Tarmac) Tarmac Surface trees. Main Path (Stone) Disabled Parking Surface Both the car park Other Paths Parking and short 100m Bench Information Board section of road to seating area is Can you spot where the Wall General tarmac. Suitable Antonine Wall Facts was on this short ‘there and There are many more paths for wheelchairs or back again’ walk? pushchairs. with varying surfaces and Finding Your Way gradients waiting to be explored in Polmont Woods. (Note: the rest of Start: Polmont Woods car the woodland park. (See location map). track and paths Facilities are not surfaced The small car park is off the Car park and seating to this standard.) B904 Smiddy Brae - Bo’ness The ditch of the Road. Interpretation board Antonine Wall Gradient descends the hill in a Gentle gradient 1 Simply walk along the No toilets graceful curve until it on a good tarmac track a short meets the Millhall surface. distance to the seating Nearby Polmont has shops, Burn. area. pubs and other facilities. 3a Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness An ‘easy going’ short walk

Path Information Museum Grade Kinneil Church A short ‘wheel friendly’ walk From around historic Kinneil Bo’ness buildings. House There are no gates, steps or stiles on this route. Antonine Wall Distance A short walk of 850 1 Provost Road m. ( /2 mile). Surface The paths in and Key around the car park and Main Path (Tarmac) Tarmac Surface are hard stone Main Path (Stone) Disabled Parking paths. These are suitable for Other Paths Parking wheelchairs or Bench pushchairs.

The hard surface A choice of a short, easy 2 From the bridge there stops just after the going walk or a longer walk are good views into the bridge at Kinneil around this historic estate. steep glen of the Gil Church ruins. Burn. Cross the bridge site of a mediaeval tower Seating and signs to help and was extended in its you Finding Your Way and turn right towards Antonine Wall Gradient present form in 1677. Facts No steps and Start: Car Park marked on the ruin of Kinneil Disabled Toilet at entrance Church. The church once Continue uphill past the mostly level with a map. (See map). estate cottages and old to old walled garden steeper gradient served the mediaeval (RADAR key required) village of Kinneil. walled garden to return to from the car park Kinneil Estate can be the car park. ‘Superloo’ toilet just off to Kinneil House. accessed from two 3 Retrace your steps back Provost Road at rear car locations off Provost Road. over the bridge then General park entrance 1 From the car park follow continue left around the Why not go on a steam train a path downhill to an old rear of Kinneil House. In ride at Bo’ness and Kinneil Small museum including bridge and a small ruined the courtyard of private Railway? There is an Roman artefacts is open cottage. The famous cottages is a small accessible carriage for from 12.30 - 4.00pm engineer, museum. (See ‘Facilities’ wheelchairs and pushchairs. Mon. - Sat. all year round. The Antonine used this cottage as a for more information). Follow signs in Bo’ness There are steps at the Wall is the workshop from 1769 - centre. entrance. (For more largest relic of 4 Follow the road through information call Falkirk the Roman 1770 where he tested a the courtyard for an steam engine designed Facilities Council on 01324 503770) occuptaion of impressive view of the Scotland. to pump water from front of Kinneil House. Car Park Nearby Bo’ness has shops, local coal mines. The house is built on the Interpretation boards cafes and pubs 3b Kinneil Estate, Bo’ness Key A longer walk around Kinneil Estate. Main Path (Tarmac) Tarmac Surface Main Path (Stone) Disabled Parking Path Information Other Paths Parking Grade Bench Information Board A longer walk on Museum grass through scenic parkland. Kinneil Church Distance 1500 m. (One Kinneil From mile). There is House Bo’ness seating along the path at various locations. Antonine Wall Surface From Kinneil East Pond Church most of Provost Road the path is on grass. Roman The return path Fortlet from the West Antonine Wall Pond is a forest Facts track. This path can be rough and wet underfoot depending on the weather and time Finding Your Way path towards the East of year. These Pond.There are seats onto a forest track Seating and signs to may be suitable Start: Car Park marked on map (See map). placed along the path leading back to the help you for wheelchairs or to guide you. car park. pushchairs with Disabled Toilet at Kinneil Estate can be 4 At the East Pond turn entrance to old walled larger wheels. accessed from two General Both the Antonine right onto a stone path. garden (RADAR key Wall and the fortlet Gradient locations off Provost Road. Just after the East For the more required) rampart originally adventurous, a network No steps and 1 & 2 Please follow Pond turn left back onto ‘Superloo’ toilet just stood some 10 ft of paths can be found mostly level with points 1 and 2 in Walk A grass. As you walk off Provost Road at high, built of turf within Kinneil Wood, two ramps at to Kinneil Church. towards the West Pond rear car park entrance and earth resting on either end of the extending your walk a stone base. 3 At Kinneil Church the Roman Fortlet is on Small museum West Pond path. your left marked by back to the car park There is also a follow the stone path from the West Pond. including Roman out onto grass and turn wooden posts. artefacts is open from information call Falkirk gentle uphill slope Council on 01324 on the forest track right. You are now 5 At the West Pond turn Facilities 12.30 - 4.00pm Mon. - 503770) back to the car walking on the course left uphill then along Car Park Sat. all year round. park. of the Antonine Wall. the waterside path There are steps at the Nearby Bo’ness has Follow the mown grass before turning left down Interpretation boards entrance. (For more shops, cafes and pubs. 4 Callendar Park, Falkirk From Falkirk Callendar Road From Polmont Antonine Wall Path Information

Grade Antonine Wall A short, circular walk with moderate gradients. There are no gates, steps or stiles on the path. Distance 700 m. There are seats placed around Tea Room the walk as resting points. The Park Gallery Surface Half of the route is a stone path - half is Key mown grass which There’s much to see and do a tree-lined path straight may be soft. around Callendar Park uphill towards the flats. Main Path (Tarmac) near Falkirk town centre. Main Path (Stone) Kiosk Gradient The Antonine Wall can be Carry on for a great view Long moderate seen in the grounds of the of the ditch of the Other Paths Antonine Wall. Callendar uphill slope from car impressive mansion of Bench House park. Grass section . The 2 Where the tree lined along the Wall is house has been restored by path meets the paved Tarmac Surface generally flat then Falkirk Council as a visitor path turn off the hard Disabled Parking downhill towards attraction and has a surface to your right Callendar House. permanent exhibition of onto the mown grass. Parking local history. Stone track in front You are now on the Information Board of Callendar House south of the Antonine are suitable for is level. There are no Finding Your Way Wall. Follow this level disabled) steps or kerbs on Start: Car park near The grass path past seating through Callendar Woods. Seating and signs to this route. Park Gallery and Tea before turning right help you Room. (See location map). down towards Callendar Facilities Callendar Park kiosk, House. In addition to the close adjacent to children’s From Falkirk town centre 3 At the bottom of the proximity of Falkirk town play area, sells follow signs for Callendar slope simply turn right centre, Callendar Park refreshments Park at the roundabout on has many other facilities Antonine Wall Facts along the track back to Public toilets at park Callendar Road. From the car park. including; Estate Avenue turn left into kiosk with disabled The most obvious Car park at Tea Room toilet - open 10.00 - feature in the park is Seaton Place past a General and The Park Gallery number of high tower 5.00 seven days a the Antonine Ditch. flats.The small car park is Why not explore the rest of Callendar House and week (obtain key from Here it is around 40 at the end of this road. Callendar Park, Callendar the Tea Room have kiosk) or ‘Superloo’ feet (12m) wide and 10 House Museum or the toilets for patrons. outwith normal feet (3m) deep. 1 From the car park follow network of forest tracks (Callendar House toilets operating hours 5 , Camelon

Path Information Two small, wooded sections General of Antonine Wall. Another section of Wall can Grade be found to the south of Easy going, very Finding Your Way Tamfourhill Road. short , there and Start: Tamfourhill Road. These paths are un-surfaced back again walks (See map). adjacent to and the gradients are steeper. Tamfourhill Road. Both sites can be found There are no directly adjacent to Facilities gates, steps or Tamfourhill Road, near stiles on the Camelon. Interpretation boards path. Seats and signs to help 1 Simply look for the signs you Distance off Tamfourhill Road for 20 to 80 m. from these very short, ‘there No formal car parking roadside. and back again’ walks Limited street parking with wooded views of the No toilets Surface Antonine Wall ditch. A choice of two Nearby Camelon has short, stone shops, pubs and other Antonine Wall paths lead to facilities Facts interpretation areas with a view into the Wall ditch. However, From wheel chair Camelon access is difficult Antonine Wall from the housing Antonine Wall side of the road, as there is, at Antonine Wall present, no protected Each legion crossings or contained trained dropped kerbs. Cumbrae engineers, Tamfourhill Road Drive stonemasons, Gradient Key Gentle gradients carpenters and on Wall to north Main Path (Tarmac) Bench builders, with a of Tamfourhill total work force Main Path (Stone) Tarmac Surface Road. of some 18,000 Other Paths Information Board men. 6a , from Bonnybridge

Location From Bonnybridge Bonnybridge Path Information Underpass Underpass Grade Walk 6a is moderate to long - with some tricky slopes and surfaces. No gates or stiles but there is uneven ground. B816 (Only the towpath is wheelchair friendly). Distance Antonine Wall Walk 6a Bonnybridge around Seabegs Wood and back is 3.5 km (2 miles). Antonine Wall Surface The towpath is a hard, stone path. The Military Road underpass is narrow with cobbles and steps. (May be wet and difficult to negotiate). At Seabegs Wood a Key rough farm track leads Main Path (Tarmac) Tarmac Surface uphill to a mown grass Enjoy a longer walk using Community Centre. Main Path (Stone) Disabled Parking path around the site. the canal towpath and a small underpass to reach 2 A short, steep walk Other Paths Parking Gradient uphill and then right the Antonine Wall in a Bench Information Board The towpath is flat. The beautiful oak wood. along the level canal entrance and exit to the towpath leads to the underpass is steep. Finding Your Way underpass and steep farm track leads Facilities Start: Start your walk in Seabegs Wood.(The uphill to a mown grass Bonnybridge to the east underpass is not path on the right. This is Interpretation boards Antonine Wall The farm track at Facts Seabegs Wood is steep, of Seabegs Wood. wheelchair friendly). the old Military Road. Seats and signs to help however there is Look out for a path Follow a circular route you You can still make Walk 6a From that branches right off seating. around the site back to out the line of the Bonnybridge the towpath then the main gates and No parking or toilets at military road, On the grass there are 1 Car parking can be under the canal to retrace your steps. Seabegs Wood which ran some some ups and downs found to the east of reach Seabegs Wood 40m south of the at the other side. General Nearby Bonnybridge has where you cross the Seabegs Wood in The underpass is known shops, pubs and other rampart. ditch! Bonnybridge at the 3 At Seabegs Wood a locally as ‘the Pend’. facilities Location 6b Seabegs Wood, Underpass from Underwood Lockhouse

Path Information Antonine Underwood Wall House Underpass Grade Walk 6b is moderate to long - with some tricky B816 slopes and surfaces. No gates or stiles but there is uneven ground. Forth and Clyde Canal (Only the towpath is B816 wheelchair friendly). Distance Walk 6b Underwood around Seabegs Wood Antonine Wall and back is 3.5 km (2 miles). Surface Antonine Wall The towpath is a hard, stone path. The underpass is narrow Military Road with cobbles and steps. (May be wet and difficult to negotiate). At Seabegs Wood a rough farm track leads uphill Enjoy a longer walk west of Seabegs Key Antonine Wall to a mown grass path using the canal Wood off the B816. Main Path (Tarmac) Tarmac Surface Facts around the site. towpath and a small underpass to reach the 2 A gentle stroll east Main Path (Stone) Disabled Parking Antonine Wall in a along the towpath Gradient leads to the Other Paths Parking The towpath is flat. The beautiful oak wood. underpass. (The Bench Information Board entrance and exit to the underpass is not underpass is steep. Finding Your Way Start: Start at the wheelchair friendly). mown grass path on Facilities Look out for a path The farm track at Underwood Lockhouse the right. This is the Interpretation boards Seabegs Wood is steep, to the west of Seabegs that branches off the old Military Road. towpath left then Follow a circular route Seats and signs to You can still make however there is Wood. help you seating. under the canal to around the site back out the line of the reach Seabegs Wood military road, On the grass there are Walk 6b From to the main gates and No parking or toilets at Underwood Lockhouse at the other side. retrace your steps. Seabegs Wood which ran some some ups and downs 40m south of the where you cross the 1 Car parking at 3 At Seabegs Wood a General Nearby Bonnybridge rampart. ditch! Underwood steep farm track The underpass is known has shops, pubs and Lockhouse is to the leads uphill to a locally as ‘the Pend’. other facilities