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Antonine Wall — For the Military Way associated with Hadrian s Wall, see Military Way (Hadrian s Wall). Location of the Antonine Wall and Hadrian s Wall in Scotland and Northern England … Wikipedia
Antonine Wall — a wall built in 142 AD across southern Scotland during the reign of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. It was about 37 miles (59 kilometres) long and was intended to replace Hadrian’s Wall further south as the northern frontier of the Roman Empire … Universalium
Antonine Wall — noun a fortification 37 miles long across the narrowest part of southern Scotland (between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde); built in 140 to mark the frontier of the Roman province of Britain • Instance Hypernyms: ↑rampart, ↑bulwark,… … Useful english dictionary
Antonine Wall — noun A fortification of stone and turf built by the Roman Empire across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland … Wiktionary
wall — less, adj. wall like, adj. /wawl/, n. 1. any of various permanent upright constructions having a length much greater than the thickness and presenting a continuous surface except where pierced by doors, windows, etc.: used for shelter, protection … Universalium
Great Wall of Gorgan — The Great Wall of Gorgan, also called the Gorgan Defense Wall, Anushirvân Barrier, Firuz Barrier and Qazal Al an, and sometimes Sadd i Iskandar , (Persian for dam or barrier of Alexander) is an ancient defensive facility located in the Gorgan… … Wikipedia
Scotland in the High Middle Ages — The history of Scotland in the High Middle Ages covers Scotland in the era between the death of Domnall II in 900 AD and the death of king Alexander III in 1286, which led indirectly to the Scottish Wars of Independence.In the tenth and eleventh… … Wikipedia
History of the Roman Empire — The broader history of the Roman Empire extends through 15 centuries and includes several stages in the evolution of the Roman state. It encompasses the period of the ancient Roman Empire, the period in which it was divided into western and… … Wikipedia
The Crucible of Iron Age Shetland — Broch of Mousa The Crucible of Iron Age Shetland is a combination of three sites in Shetland that have applied to be on the United Kingdom Tentative List of possible nominations for the UNESCO World Heritage Programme list of sites of outstanding … Wikipedia
Roads in the United Kingdom — The A2 at Leyton Cross, Dartford. Roads in the United Kingdom form a network of varied quality and capacity. Road distances are shown in miles or yards and UK speed limits are in miles per hour (mph) or use of the national speed limit (NSL)… … Wikipedia
