The Falkirk Fort
Near this spot in the Pleasancce area stood the Roman fort of Falkirk, part of the defensive system asociated with the great 38 mile Antonine Wall constructed around 142AD. The Wall itself and its huge V shaped ditch crossed the town from Callendar Park in the East to Watling Lodge, Camelon, in the West and over the centuries a great deal of evidence for its location has been uncovered by archaeologists. The location of the fort was confirmed in 1992 when a team from Falkirk Museums excavated the site where the Scout Hall stands. There was some evidence of a pre-Roman settlement as well as extensive ditching from the Antonine period. There were also the remains of kilns, charcoal and iron slag suggesting the likelihood of an annexe used for semi-industrial activities attached to the fort. In the same vicinity was evidence of medieval cultivation and the foundations of Rosehall House demolished in the 1950s.
This page created on 03 March, 2000.