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Bar Hill Roman Fort – Castle Hill Loop from Auchinstarry

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Bar Hill Roman Fort – Castle Hill Loop from Auchinstarry

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July 17, 2021

Bar Hill Roman Fort – Castle Hill Loop from Auchinstarry

Moderate

02:57

10.8km

3.7km/h

160m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Includes a movable bridge

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After 3.01 km for 11 m

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Start point

Restaurant

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4.24 km

Bar Hill Roman Fort

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bar Hill Roman Fort is situated in a fantastic position overlooking the Kelvin Valley and the Campsie Fells. The fort was built for troops manning the Antonine Wall; which was …

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4.50 km

Castle Hill is a dramatic Iron Age hill fort that affords breathtaking views along the Antonine Wall. Roman soldiers from nearby Bar Hill fort watched over the empire’s northern frontier from this spot.

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4.91 km

Antonine Wall at Bar Hill

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The Antonine Wall was a turf wall, built on stone foundations by the Romans, about 20 years after Hadrian's Wall. It stretches from coast to coast across the central belt …

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7.01 km

Croy Hill Roman Fort

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Croy Hill is one of 16 known Roman forts built along the Antonine Wall from AD140. From the summit, you are afforded great views over the Kilsyth Hills to the …

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10.6 km

Auchinstarry Marina

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Delightful spot for rest.

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10.8 km

End point

Restaurant

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.25 km

3.37 km

920 m

544 m

420 m

274 m

Surfaces

4.83 km

2.83 km

1.68 km

1.24 km

146 m

< 100 m

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Bar Hill Roman Fort – Castle Hill Loop from Auchinstarry

Bar Hill Roman Fort

Castle Hill Iron Age Fort

Antonine Wall at Bar Hill

Croy Hill Roman Fort

Auchinstarry Marina

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