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Effort to put Roman wall in Scotland on heritage list

Roman soldiers descended on the Scottish Parliament to encourage MSPs to back an application for the Antonine Wall to gain World Heritage Status.

Scottish Conservative Deputy Leader Murdo Fraser MSP has put forward a motion calling on the parliament to support the application.

He has also called on the Scottish Executive to create a National Roman Centre in Scotland.

The 37-mile wall is the UK's official nomination for World Heritage status.
Read entire article at BBC