Visit Kinneil
The marked fortlet is in the Kinneil estate at Bo’ness. Follow the estate paths and interpretation to see this small post on the Antonine Wall.
Kinneil at a glance
| Occupation | Antonine period, broadly the AD 140s–160s; exact opening and closing years remain uncertain. |
| Garrison | Unidentified small detachment. |
| Size | Recorded plan about 18.5 × 21.5 m, approximately 0.04 hectares. |
| Troop estimate | Small party of soldiers; a firm number is not established. |
Inscriptions
No unit-identifying inscription is cited in the fortlet account.
References
Antonine Wall: archaeological site report
Kinneil’s Roman Fortlet is one of the milecastles built by the Romans around 140 AD as part of the Antonine Wall, the Empire’s most northerly frontier. Not much is known as it was discovered in 1978.
Watch: Kinneil reconstructed
These digital interpretations show how the Roman site may have looked. They are reconstructions, rather than footage of surviving Roman buildings.
13 seconds · Reconstruction of Kinneil Fortlet · Antonine Wall Vimeo Account
Explore finds in video and 3D
Open an item below to play its short video or explore its interactive 3D model. Titles retain the publishers’ findspot labels; nearby discoveries need not have come from inside the fort. Videos are from the Antonine Wall Vimeo Account; interactive models are by Historic Environment Scotland.
Harness Fitting, Kinneil · Video, 20 seconds
20 seconds · Harness Fitting, Kinneil · Antonine Wall Vimeo Account
Shoe reconstruction, Kinneil · Video, 77 seconds
77 seconds · Shoe reconstruction, Kinneil · Antonine Wall Vimeo Account
Harness Loop, Kinneil Fortlet, Antonine Wall · Interactive 3D
Drag to rotate and zoom to examine the object.
References
- Fortlet – Kinneil ( Kinneil .org)
- Kinneil (AntonineWall.org)
