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Glasgow's Roman Remains & Hadrian's Wall

The Ancients

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Bersden, a Fort on the Antonine War

Bersden is a separate council district just north of glasgow, so slightly north northwest. It used to be called new kilpatrick, but it got its name when the railway arrived. The station took its name from the local farm, so it became bear's den. And it's a fort, one of 16 or more forts on the antonine war,. built at the very beginning of the reign of antonina pice which started in one three eight. In 19 seven, rly 90 seventi, there was a proposal to demolish five large victorian houses on the site of the fort. They were bought up by a firm with the intention of building ar

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