OS1/5/23/45
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACK DIKES (Site of) | Black Dikes | Revd. [Reverend] Mr. Walker Greenlaw Revd. [Reverend] Mr Fairbairn Greenlaw Mr Black Greenlaw Dean. |
021.07 ; 021.11 | This name is applied to an entrenchment or Earthen mound, with a ditch towards the side of the river, commencing opposit the Camp called "Blackcastle Rings, where it encloses the remains of a tumulus, and extending along the South side of the Blackadder on the high banks of Greenlaw Dean, showing in its course the site of a Circular station or small camp. A second ditch, apparently in connection with the above, crosses Corbieheugh Quarry, where, in removing the turf Several years ago, a number of Gold and Silver Coins of the reign of Edward III were discovered. Thus far, the feature is but little visible; the part which turns from here in a SSE. [South South Easterly] direction towards Hume Castle, has entirely disappeared through the action of the plough and can only be observed when under a crop of corn, but has been pointed out by those, who have frequently seen it under such a favourable circumstance It is supposed that this entrenchment has been constructed by the Saxon, who held possession of this part of Scotland for nearly five centuries and who were first called upon to assist the Britons in |
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