The Roman history under our feet

A bath house, a wall and a frontier of empire: Bearsden’s remarkable, easily missed heritage.

12 September 2026 2 min read

Nineteen hundred years ago this was the edge of the Roman world. The bath house on Roman Road is one of the best-preserved on the Antonine Wall.

How to visit

The site is open and free. Volunteers give tours on open afternoons; watch our What’s On page for dates.

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