
What is recorded here
Rough Castle is a Roman fort built in 142 AD by Antoninus Pius along the Antonine Wall near Falkirk, Scotland. It housed 480 Nervii soldiers and contained stone buildings including a bath house, barracks, and granary. Defended by thick turf ramparts and ditches, the fort remains one of the best-preserved sites on the Wall, with its foundations and military road still visible today.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Rough Castle as Field System (roman). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 10m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
Rough Castle is a Roman fort located in Scotland, built during the 2nd century AD, and is part of the Antonine Wall, a significant defensive structure marking the northern frontier of Roman Britain. It is important as a key archaeological site illustrating Roman military presence and engineering in Scotland.
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