Wilderness Plantation Fortlet
Antonine Wall Fortlet and Fortlet
This small enclosure is attached to the south side of the Antonine Wall and measures 120 ft. N-S by 100 ft. E-W. The double ditch system is interrupted in the centre of the S side for a gateway. The area enclosed is just over ¼-acre (0.03ha), closely similar in size to other Wall fortifications at Duntocher and Watling Lodge.
The Wilderness Plantation fortlet was excavated in 1965/6, and Wilderness West, a small enclosure lying along the line of the wall to the west of the fortlet was excavated in 1980. No Roman coins were recovered from the fortlet but a single dupondius of Hadrian was found at Wilderness West.
There are no inscriptions on stone recorded in the R.I.B. for the Wilderness Plantation fortlet.
References for Wilderness Plantation
- Air Reconnaissance of North Britain by J.K. St. Joseph in J.R.S. xli (1951) p.61;
- A Survey of the Coin Finds from the Antonine Wall by Richard Abdy in Britannia xxxiii (2002) pp.189-217.
Roman Roads near Wilderness Plantation
Antonine Wall: W (1) to Balmvildy (Strathclyde) Antonine Wall: E (1.25) to Cadder (Strathclyde)
Sites near Wilderness Plantation Fortlet
- Balmuildy Camp (1 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Balmuildy (Medio) Roman Fort (2 km)
Antonine Wall Fort - Balmuildy Bridge (2 km)
Roman Bridges - Cadder Roman Fort (2 km)
Antonine Wall Fort - Summerston Roman Fortlet (2 km)
Antonine Wall Fortlet, Fortlet and Marching or Temporary Camp - Glasgow Bridge Roman Fortlet (4 km)
Fortlet - Easter Cadder Temporary Camp (5 km)
Marching or Temporary Camp - Bearsden Roman Fort (5 km)
Antonine Wall Fort - Kirkintilloch Roman Fort (6 km)
Antonine Wall Fort - Castle Hill Fort (7 km)
Antonine Wall Fort