Modern Glasgow grew south of the Antonine Wall, but the city and its northern approaches contain some of the frontier’s most important sites and collections.
Amazing fact
The Hunterian holds the largest collection of Antonine Wall distance slabs—boldly carved records of the lengths built by Rome’s legions.
Why this area mattered
The Wall followed high ground north of the Clyde. Forts controlled roads and river crossings, while legionary building teams left monumental inscriptions recording their work.
Roman places near you
Balmuildy
The only Antonine Wall fort known to have had stone ramparts, built beside the River Kelvin.
Cadder
A fort and surrounding activity occupied a strategic point near the Kelvin and routes east and west.
The Hunterian
The University of Glasgow museum displays distance slabs, sculpture, inscriptions and everyday objects from the frontier.
What can you see today?
The Hunterian is the best starting point and gives meaning to the less obvious archaeological remains around Balmuildy and Cadder.
