Antonine Wall nominated as World Heritage Site
Tuesday, October 17 2006
The Antonine Wall, the Roman Empire's northernmost frontier in Britain, has been nominated to become a World Heritage Site. The 37-mile fortification between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde is one of three recommendations put forward by the government for the prestigious award. The Antonine Wall was built by the Roman army on the orders of the Emperor Antoninus Pius, following the successful reconquest of southern Scotland in AD142. For a generation, from AD142 to about AD165, the Antonine Wall was the north-west frontier of the Roman Empire.
Scotland currently has four sites that have achieved World Heritage status - the deserted island of St Kilda, Edinburgh Old Town and New Town, New Lanark and Neolithic Orkney.
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