History of Scotland The Romans eventually withdrew to a line in what is now northern England, building the fortification known as Hadrian's Wall from coast to coast. Around 141, the Romans undertook a reoccupation of southern Scotland, moving up to construct a new "limes" between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Clyde, which became the Antonine Wall. The largest Roman construction inside Scotland, it is a sward-covered wall made of turf around high, with nineteen forts. It extended for . Having taken twelve years to build, the wall was overrun and abandoned soon after 160. The Romans retreated to the line
Roman Wall (Sofia) Old Wall remained as a lone marker in the abandoned Turkish graveyard. In 1957, the wall underwent a reconstruction and was enlisted as a monument of culture. Today, the wall is located in the neighbourhood of Lozenets, on the Stara Stena Street near Hristo Smirnenski Boulevard. A small marketplace exists around the wall and bears its name, and a weekly farmers' market also called "The Roman Wall" takes place every Saturday at the place. Roman Wall (Sofia) The Roman Wall (, "Rimska stena") is the popular but incorrect name for an early Ottoman-era architectural monument in Sofia, the capital of