Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Good for kids
No wheelchair-accessible entrance
It's a nice place. There's not really much to expect from it except a short walk and a good view. May be misleading calling this a historic destination as really there's no remains of any fort. Other than too much litter, it's nice though.
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Place with stunning views and interesting history
I wasn’t expecting much but even so, I found the site totally underwhelming. There is an enclosure surrounded by a fancy fence and there’s nothing inside! It is supposed to be the stone base of the Wall but all you can see is grass. Then I saw a sign pointing to the fort. A-ha! So this isn’t the main deal. Oh yes it was. There was another sign saying that the fort was here, but absolutely nothing to see. I guess the view towards the Clyde is good on a clear day but frankly, there are lots of nicer spots in Scotland with a view. I would have liked to have seen some markers, stones or posts, showing the outline of the fort and the line of the Wall. Really, don’t bother visiting, unless your dog needs a walk. There’s no parking nearby. I parked on the A810 main road, near the junction with “Roman Road”. (That sounds so promising doesn’t it?)
You walk up from Duntocher Rd follow the footpath to top of the hill you will find a circle of Trees. These are the location of the Roman Fort if you walk into the middle of the trees you can see why it was made a Fort as its a fantastic view point location. you can see around the whole area its a nice 10 min walk upto the fort and back down. Nothing much to see as no roman structures.
nice view, too much rubbish on some spots.
Since I like Roman history and architecture I did look for this place but it's very difficult to find and obviously it's difficult for parking, I know The Antonine Wall goes directly past here and there seemed to be a dig in the adjacent field. Anyway the best place to see Roman architectural features including statues, instruments etc is at the Hunterian Museum at Glasgow University and it's free
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