Glasgow world heritage website the Antonine Wall is to be protected for future generations as councillors signed off on up to date safeguard planning guidelines.
The Roman fortification ran between the Firth of Forth and Firth of Clyde, by means of town, and its ruins stay as we speak. Made from turf, it was probably the most northerly Roman frontier.
Guidance means building work can be restricted close to the remnants of the 2000-year-old wall to verify it’s preserved.
The supplementary steerage stated: “The wall continues to be subject to considerable development pressures and given its significance, it is imperative that the remaining sections – whether visible on the ground or not – are safeguarded from inappropriate development.”
The 60-kilometre Antonine Wall is positioned in 5 native authority areas: Glasgow City Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, Falkirk Council, North Lanarkshire Council and West Dunbartonshire Council.
Glasgow City Council owns a stretch at Cleddans Burn.
Councillors agreed to take the required steps to proceed in the direction of adopting the supplementary (planning) steerage at Glasgow’s metropolis administration committee on Thursday.
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Councillor Martha Wardrop, Scottish Greens, stated: “Thank you for the report it has been a long time in the making. ”
She requested about any partnership working with the Hunterian Museum, which shows distance slab stones from the wall and different info.
A council official stated: “This is the planning policy that controls development within the areas at the wall. The policy also covers promotion and education – that is being done jointly by the five authorities.
“There is a management plan, which is currently being refreshed and will take forward some of those actions about actual proactive work along the wall. That includes potentially any archaeological digs and looks at interpretation such as sculptures which have been put in at various points with public access.”
She stated work with the museum would come below that schooling and analysis aspect of the coverage.
The Antonine Wall was designated a World Heritage website in July 2008 and is managed and cared for by Historic Environment Scotland in addition to the native councils.
The native authorities consulted on the draft steerage.
