Croy Hill Fortlet
27 minute walk from Croy station · Glasgow and West Central
Croy Hill is a historic site featuring a Roman fort, fortlet, and a probable temporary camp situated along the Antonine Wall. It is positioned between the neighboring forts of Barr Hill and Westerwood. To the west of the fortlet, you can see two communication platforms known as "expansions."
This location is significant as the only place along the Wall where the Roman ditch was never dug, likely because the hard basalt and dolerite rock proved impossible to shape with their tools. Archaeologists have discovered fascinating religious objects here, including an altar dedicated to Nymphs and fragments of a relief of Jupiter Dolichenus.
When visiting, you can explore the area where a bath house once stood just outside the fort. While many artifacts like a bronze arm purse and a unique "face mask" jar are now in a museum, the site itself offers a glimpse into a landscape once populated by soldiers and large civilian communities.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Archaeological site
- Good for
- Archaeology & ancient history, Military history
- Characteristics
- Hilltop, Rocky, Roman, Ruin, World Heritage Site
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Glasgow and West Central
Stations within walking distance
- Croy station — 27 min walk, 1.6 km
Other places near Croy
- John Muir Way: Croy to Falkirk — 15 min walk from the station
- Croy Hill and the Antonine Wall, near Kilsyth — 21 min walk from the station
- Forth and Clyde Canal: Kilsyth to Falkirk — 23 min walk from the station
- Kilsyth to Milngavie — 24 min walk from the station
- Bar Hill Fort — 36 min walk from the station