SILVANUS
collaboration with Gordon Simpson of Big Red Blacksmiths Ltd.
Commissioned as part of the Rediscovering the Antonine Wall project managed by five local authorities and Historic Environment Scotland. (2020)
Nethercroy, North Lanarkshire
Recipient of the Engaging People Award (outdoors category) by the Association of Heritage Interpretation in 2021
Commissioned as part of the Rediscovering the Antonine Wall project managed by five local authorities and Historic Environment Scotland. (2020)
Nethercroy, North Lanarkshire
Recipient of the Engaging People Award (outdoors category) by the Association of Heritage Interpretation in 2021
Named by the local community via a public naming and vote campaign, Silvanus was a Roman god protector of forests, fields and cattle and three altars mentioning this name have been found along the Antonine Wall, one of them at nearby Bar Hill.
Commissioned as part of a wider Rediscovering the Antonine Wall project, this giant head of a Roman soldier is seven metres high and made of weathering steel. Working across central Scotland the project aims to build better connections for communities and visitors along the length of the Antonine Wall. It is managed by a Steering Group of five local authorities (West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk Councils) and Historic Environment Scotland.
Archaeological discoveries along the line of the Antonine Wall have determined that the construction of the Wall involved the erection of carved stone ‘Distance Slabs’ which celebrated the achievements of the Roman Legions responsible for each section of the wall. The sculpture is installed together with five replica Roman Distance Stones across the length of the Antonine Wall to celebrate the Roman heritage and raise awareness of the Antonine Wall World Heritage site.
Commissioned as part of a wider Rediscovering the Antonine Wall project, this giant head of a Roman soldier is seven metres high and made of weathering steel. Working across central Scotland the project aims to build better connections for communities and visitors along the length of the Antonine Wall. It is managed by a Steering Group of five local authorities (West Dunbartonshire, Glasgow City, East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk Councils) and Historic Environment Scotland.
Archaeological discoveries along the line of the Antonine Wall have determined that the construction of the Wall involved the erection of carved stone ‘Distance Slabs’ which celebrated the achievements of the Roman Legions responsible for each section of the wall. The sculpture is installed together with five replica Roman Distance Stones across the length of the Antonine Wall to celebrate the Roman heritage and raise awareness of the Antonine Wall World Heritage site.