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Croy Hill
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- Name
- Croy Hill
- Continent
- EUROPE
- Alt Name:
- -
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- Period:
- Ancient Rome
- Sub-Region:
- -
- Date:
- 100AD - 199AD
- City/Town:
- Twechar
- Figure:
- -
- Resorts:
- Twechar,
Glasgow,
Scotland,
- Related:
- The Antonine Wall, Bearsden Bath House,
Bar Hill Fort, Hadrian’s Wall,
about Croy Hill
Croy Hill was the site of one of the Roman forts of the Antonine Wall, a vast second century defensive barrier in Scotland which ran from West Kilpatrick to Carriden, along what is now Scotland’s central belt.
The wall was constructed to control trade and offer protection from the more aggressive of the Caledonian tribes; it was built in just two years. The Antonine Wall would continue to be occupied until the late 160s AD when the Romans began to retreat to its more famous counterpart, Hadrian's Wall.
Today, visitors to Croy Hill can still make out two beacon platforms and a defensive ditch which would have formed part of the original fortifications.
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contact details
Address: Croy, Scotland
Phone: Contact local tourist office
useful information
Directions:
Just northeast of the village of Croy, which has a rail station and is approx 14 miles northeast of Glasgow.
Ticket Information:
Viewable at all times.
Links:
http://www.historic-scotland.gov.uk/propertyresults/propertydetail.htm?PropID=PL_008
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