🏛️ Lewis 280
Roman distance slab fragment from the Antonine Wall, Scotland
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, near the Antonine Wall
- Antonine Wall built circa 142–144 CE under Emperor Antoninus Pius
- Distance slabs marked construction milestones along the wall
- Currently held in institutional collection or archaeological care
Lewis 280 is a fragmentary distance slab recovered from the Antonine Wall, a Roman defensive fortification that stretched across central Scotland for approximately 37 miles. The stone bears inscriptions identifying the military unit responsible for a section of the wall's construction and marking the distance of work completed. It represents one of several hundred such markers erected during the 2nd century CE ...