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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMAN CAMP (Side of) [Channelkirk] | Site of Roman Camp | Chalmers Caledonia New Statistical account of Berwickshire A map of North Britain during British & Roman Times |
013.06 | " The Roman Camp at Channelkirk appears to have been of considerable extent, and very similar to the Roman Camp at Cleghorn, in Clydesdale - but, as the greatest part of the surrounding ramparts of this Camp has been levelled, its exact dimensions cannot now be ascertained. The West side, & part of the East only remained, in November 1803. The West side exhibits a Gate, which is covered by a Traverse; and at the S. [South] west corner, there is a prodigious redoubt. The area of this Camp is now occupied by the church, church Yard and the Ministers Glebe of Channelkirk, & extends to about 5 acres. Roy's Mil antiq [Military Antiquities] page 61. pl [plate] 6. & M [Military] Survey of Kinghorn". Chalmers Caledonia Page 142. There is no portion of this Camp now visible. inquiries have been made respecting it. |
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[Page] 35Channelkirk Parish -- Sheet 13.6 -- W Beatty
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