Shield Boss, Bearsden, Antonine Wall

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Roman legionaries used wooden rectangular shields in battle. This shield boss found at Bearsden fort would most likely have decorated the centre of a shield.

The Antonine Wall stretched right across Scotland, from the Clyde to the Forth. Constructed around 142 AD, and occupied for only 20 years, the remains of its ramparts, steep ditches, forts and bathhouses are still visible today.

More information on the World Heritage Site is available on www.antoninewall.org

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