Antonine Wall

Skara Brae, a Neolithic settlement on Orkney. New research will examine whether Orkney's stunning Neolithic landscape was painted in colour around 5,000 years ago. PIC: Bill Henderson/ geograph.org

Orkney's Neolithic wonders may have been painted with colour

A digital reconstruction drawing issued by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) of Watling Lodge Roman Fortlet and the Antonine Wall looking directly North to Camelon Roman camp near Falkirk

Roman fortlet lost for hundreds of years found near Scottish primary school

Archaeologists have discovered the buried remains of a Roman fortlet that once stood next to the Antonine Wall and was thought to be lost to the mists of time. HES experts made the discovery during a geophysical survey in a field near Carleith Primary School in West Dunbartonshire.

Roman fortlet lost for hundreds of years found near primary school

Glenfinnan is an area of historical and architectural significance. The banks of Loch Shiel were the location where Prince Charles Edward Stuart raised his royal standard and launched the 1745 Jacobite Rising. The Glenfinnan Viaduct, an iconic concrete span comprising 21 arches, overlooks the monument and Loch Shiel. The structure is a fine example of Victorian ingenuity and architecture. The two sites combined with their beautiful setting make them worthy of consideration by UNESCO.

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Kintail is an area of mountains in the Wester Ross biosphere. Picture: Liam Anderstrem

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This family-run park is situated just three miles from Lanark amid some spectacular scenery, which includes its own trout loch

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Evidence of illegal metal detecting was found at Rough Castle on the Antonine Wall. PIC: geograph.org/Lairich Rig.

Antonine Wall metal detectorists sought by police

The replica Eastermains stone. It is one of five distance slabs carved by the Romans who occupied Scotland from around 142AD to be recreated and placed along the line of the Antonine Wall. PIC: Contributed.

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The Bridgeness distance slab which features in the new Roman-era Britain collection from Royal Mail. PIC: Royal Mail.

The remarkable Roman sculpture in Scotland that features on new Royal Mail stamp

Key figures of Scotland's Roman period, with a 'genocide' ordered in 210AD as Emperor Severus tried to achieve military glory before he died. PIC: Creative Commons.

The attempt to conquer Scotland with an order for 'genocide'

A depiction of Calgacus who is said to have led tribes of Caledonia against the Romans at the Battle of Mons Graupius in AD83.

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The carved stone depicts how the Roman invaders lived with the natives near the Antonine Wall

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The newly carved distance stone which will be placed close to the Antonine Wall to tell the story of the local Iron Age population who lived alongside the occupying Roman force. PIC: Rediscovering the Antonine Wall.

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Around 7,000 soldiers were stationed on the Antonine Wall.

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