Participants: Neil and Ben
Where: Castle Hill, 155m/509', Tump, NS 709761
It was a short walk close to home today. Castle Hill is on the route of the John Muir Trail but is better known for being part of the Antonine Wall. It also contains traces of Roman fortifications, including the highest fort on the route of the Wall. You can still see the foundations of both the fort and a bath house, and there is also an impressive ditch. The summit, a little way to the east of the Roman remains, is an Iron Age fort and provides a superlative view of the Kelvin valley. Standing at the top, you can see exactly why this was an important military position.
I parked at the north end of Croy village from where a good track headed to the hill. Historic Scotland had provided some good information boards.....
Looking up the ditch to the top of the hill.....
Ben investigating the remains of the fort.....
the remains of the bath house are better preserved.....
Ben at the trig with Kilsyth in the background......
The view towards Cumbernauld was not so good, the trees get in the way.....
but there is an uninterrupted view north to the Campsie Fells.....
1 comment:
Good hilltop Neil and one of the few areas you really get a sense of what it must have been like as a roman solider posted to the wall as it's still visible on the ground. Even better as it's not overrun with tourists yet.
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