| Near this spot in the Pleasance area stood
the Roman fort of Falkirk, part of the defensive system associated 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. |
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