The Antonine Wall was built around the year 142 as an attempt by Emperor Antoninus Pius to push the frontiers of the Roman empire deeper into northern Britain. At less than 70km long and running from the Firth of Forth to the Firth of Clyde, the wall was a mixture of stone foundations, high earth bank and deep outer ditch and provided a formidable defence against the tribes to the north who may wish to raid into Roman territory. But, like its predecessor Hadrian's Wall, the Antonine Wall, may also have been a way of controlling those within the empire, to stop them fleeing to safety.

Although only actually used for less than 20 years, the wall still exists in the landscape even today, and is one of the more overlooked of all Roman remains in Britain.

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