Antonine Wall

Today the weather has been beautiful, just the day to be out and about having a drive (with KryptoMart) outside the city, up to the Antonine Wall, and coming back via Bo'ness.

The Antonine Wall is a stone and turf fortification built by the Romans across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde. Representing the northernmost frontier barrier of the Roman Empire, it spanned approximately 63 kilometres (39 miles) and was about 3 metres (10 feet) high and 5 metres (16 feet) wide. Security was bolstered by a deep ditch on the northern side. The barrier was the second of two "great walls" created by the Romans in Northern Britain. Its ruins are less evident than the better known Hadrian's Wall to the south.

Construction began in 142 AD at the order of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius, and took about 12 years to complete.

The wall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Here's hoping you have all had a good Saturday.