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Antonine Wall
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defensive fortification in Roman Britain
Key facts
- Location
- Central Scotland
- Built
- AD 142
- Built for
- Antoninus Pius
- Area
- 39 miles (63 km)
- Governing body
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Criteria
- ii, iii, iv
- Designated
- 2008 (32nd session )
- Part of
- Frontiers of the Roman Empire
- Region
- Europe and North America
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Named after
- Antoninus Pius
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Scotland
- Image
- Bar Hill.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Antonine Wall
- Commons gallery
- Antonine Wall
- inception
- 0142-00-00
- Commons category
- Antonine Wall
- heritage designation
- World Heritage Site
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- historic county
- Dunbartonshire
- commissioned by
- Antoninus Pius
- replaces
- Hadrian's Wall
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Encyclopedic overview
Campaign history
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