Watling Lodge

Watling Lodge
Watling Lodge is located in Scotland Central Belt
Watling Lodge
Location within Scotland Central Belt
Founded during the reign ofAntoninus Pius
Founded142 AD
Place in the Roman world
ProvinceBritannia
Structure
— Turf structure —
Location
Coordinates55°59′51″N 3°49′31″W / 55.9976°N 3.8253°W / 55.9976; -3.8253
TownNear Tamfourhill
CountyFalkirk
CountryScotland
Site notes
ConditionRuined

Watling Lodge was a Roman fortlet on the Antonine Wall in Scotland.[1] It was located near what is now Lock Sixteen on the Forth and Clyde Canal in Falkirk with neighbouring forts at Rough Castle to the west and Falkirk to the east.[2] There was also a fort at Camelon to the north. There was also a Roman temporary camp found a short distance south of the site.[3]

  1. ^ "Watling Lodge". CANMORE. Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  2. ^ "OS 25 inch map 1892-1949, with Bing opacity slider". National Library of Scotland. Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ "TAMFOURHILL AND WATLING LODGE: SECTION OF DITCH AND FORTLET" (PDF). Frontiers of the Roman Empire. Retrieved 19 May 2018.