© Rediscovering the Antonine Wall Project

Seabegs Wood, Bonnybridge

This attractive woodland offers impressive views of the Antonine Wall ditch and rampart and is also important as the site of a Roman fortlet.

Visiting Seabegs Wood

Facilities at or near this site

Parking

Accessibility

Seabegs Wood can be found 1 mile west of Bonnybridge on the B816 Castlecary to Bonnybridge road, just south of the Forth and Clyde Canal. Park at the canal lock gate car park at Underwood Farm on north side of B816, walk along canal path east then go through a culvert or pend under the canal then follow signposted track up to the site. The route is around 1 mile and ground conditions are varied, with some paved areas, loose surface, or grassy fields.

More information

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History

The line of the Antonine Wall is visible for about 400m within Seabegs Wood. The most impressive feature is the ditch which is more than 12m wide and 2m deep. The military way, the Roman road that connected all of the forts and fortlets along the wall, is located about 30m south of the rampart. The site is also the location of a fortlet built at the same time as the main line of the wall.