[3] The fort is located in Glasgow, west of Bishopbriggs and east of Bearsden, south of the River Kelvin and north of the Forth and Clyde Canal.

It was one of sixteen forts built to support the Antonine Wall, with small fortlets between them; troop movement was facilitated by a road linking all the sites known as the Military Way.

[9] Larger forts like Castlecary and Birrens had a nominal cohort of 1,000 men[10] but probably sheltered women and children[11] as well, although the troops were not allowed to marry.

[13] The site was excavated by Steuart Napier Miller who wrote about it in his 1922 volume: The Roman fort at Balmuildy (Summerston, near Glasgow) on the Antonine Wall.

[27] Other discoveries include: a door hinge plate,[28] a terracotta bath house drainpipe,[29] a holdfast to stick tiles to the bath house wall,[30] a perfume pot,[31] an unguent pot,[32] a Samian ware platter,[33] and a clay cheese press.