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Twechar
Sign in to saveTwechar is a small former mining village historically in Dunbartonshire and administered by the council area of East Dunbartonshire, Scotland close to the boundary with North Lanarkshire. It lies between the larger towns of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch. The Forth and Clyde Canal runs close to the village to the north, and closely follows the line of the Antonine Wall. There are visible remains of the wall on Bar Hill and the Roman Fort is a local tourist attraction.
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- Locality
- Twechar
- Region
- Alba / Scotland
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 1,160
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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- History
- Mining
- Housing
- Schools
- Transport
- Redevelopment
- Churches
- Roman Tombstones
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Twechar is a small former mining village historically in Dunbartonshire and administered by the council area of East Dunbartonshire, Scotland close to the boundary with North Lanarkshire. It lies between the larger towns of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch. The Forth and Clyde Canal runs close to the village to the north, and closely follows the line of the Antonine Wall. There are visible remains of the wall on Bar Hill and the Roman Fort is a local tourist attraction.
==History== thumb|left|upright=1|RIB 2180. Tablet of the Second Legion Augusta|Second Legion from Shirva, Twechar.
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