Falkirk, Kemper Avenue
Building (Roman)
Site Name Falkirk, Kemper Avenue
Classification Building (Roman)
Alternative Name(s) Tamfourhill
Canmore ID 46752
Site Number NS87NE 15
NGR NS 8918 7952
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/46752
- Council Falkirk
- Parish Falkirk
- Former Region Central
- Former District Falkirk
- Former County Stirlingshire
NS87NE 15 8918 7952.
See also NS87NE 29.
NS 892 795. Excavation in 1980 designed to locate the Antonine Wall prior to development, uncovered the ground plan of a hypo causted building on the east side of the Old East Burn and aligned to the Wall. Forming a single elongated room the building measured at least 13.5m E-W by 7m N-S and had two hypocaust systems fed by furnaces at the W and S sides. To the east and south of the building were areas of cobbling, the former area much disturbed by dog burials.
Though obviously associated with the Antonine Wall the building is more likely to be a travellers' mansio than a bathhouse associated with a Wall fort, and it has parallels with civilian establishments in southern Britain (see also NS87NE 8).
As a result of the discovery, a proposed car park was curtailed in size and the site backfilled. A short length of Antonine Wall kerbing will remain on permanent view and a suitable plaque erected. Excavation finds will be deposited with Falkirk Museum.
L J F Keppie and J F Murray 1980; TS, 25 July 1980
NS 8918 7952. As described, the area of the site has been backfilled, but is preserved under grass. The Antonine Wall kerbing is displayed.
Site surveyed at 1:1250.
Visited by OS (JRL) 18 March 1981
Excavation report gives further information.
L J F Keppie and J F Murray 1981
Trial excavations were carried out in May 1984 in an attempt to establish the extent of the hypocausted structure. No finds or structures were located.
L J F Keppie and J J Walker 1990
Excavation (25 July 1980)
NS 892 795. Excavation in 1980 designed to locate the Antonine Wall prior to development, uncovered the ground plan of a hypo causted building on the east side of the Old East Burn and aligned to the Wall. Forming a single elongated room the building measured at least 13.5m E-W by 7m N-S and had two hypocaust systems fed by furnaces at the W and S sides. To the east and south of the building were areas of cobbling, the former area much disturbed by dog burials.
Though obviously associated with the Antonine Wall the building is more likely to be a travellers' mansio than a bathhouse associated with a Wall fort, and it has parallels with civilian establishments in southern Britain (see also NS87NE 8).
As a result of the discovery, a proposed car park was curtailed in size and the site backfilled. A short length of Antonine Wall kerbing will remain on permanent view and a suitable plaque erected. Excavation finds will be deposited with Falkirk Museum.
L J F Keppie and J F Murray 1980; TS, 25 July 1980
Excavation report gives further information.
L J F Keppie and J F Murray 1981
Field Visit (18 March 1981)
NS 8918 7952. As described, the area of the site has been backfilled, but is preserved under grass. The Antonine Wall kerbing is displayed.
Site surveyed at 1:1250.
Visited by OS (JRL) 18 March 1981
Excavation (May 1984)
Trial excavations were carried out in May 1984 in an attempt to establish the extent of the hypocausted structure. No finds or structures were located.
L J F Keppie and J J Walker 1990
