A Lanarkshire school is set to learn about Roman culture and heritage within the Cumbernauld area thanks to a £20,000 grant.

Greenfaulds High School's Gaelic and Art & Design departments received the grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund for a heritage project titled Roman Legacy which will investigate historic sites and local connections.

Jamie Vaughn-Sharp, headteacher at Greenfaulds High School, said: "As a school we are absolutely delighted to receive such a fantastic level of support thanks to National Lottery players.

"The project that our school is undertaking to celebrate our community’s Roman heritage and the Roman legacy in Cumbernauld is something which will engage our pupils, their families and the wider community."

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Once an important frontier of the Roman Empire, the town is home to key heritage sites such as Bar Hill Fort and the Antonine Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

The project aims to engage young people and a wider audience with local heritage and the influences of Roman culture in Cumbernauld, as well as commemorate the historical impact of Roman presence in Scotland during the second century AD.

The project will engage not only Greenfaulds High School students, but also the wider school community aged three to 18 in a range of competitions including art, poster design, and creative writing.

Residents at Carrickstone, a local care home, will join forces with GHS Generations to create entries for the colouring-in competition while S1 to S3 art and design students will create artwork to display at the home.

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Artist Alan Potter will collaborate with the students to produce large-scale mosaics or sculptures to be displayed within the art and design department and at the entrance to the school.

Students will have the chance to participate in artist-led workshops, exploring the art of mosaics, a heritage skill, and engaging in creative activities based on the Roman influence in Cumbernauld.

Study trips to museums to examine the Roman artefacts discovered at the Antonine Wall are also planned.

In addition, the school students will be able to study an illustrated bi-lingual digital resource created by artist Gary Erskine.