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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP [SITE OF] | Camp (site of) Camp (site of) Camp (site of) |
Mr. James Hardy, Penmanshiel Mr. Cowan, Tower Farm Mr. McGregor, Ph. [Parish] Schoolmaster |
004.08 | [Situation] About twenty eight chains N. [North] from Penmanshiel twenty four N.N.W [North North West] from Craws Cairn and about four E. [East] of the W [West] plan line This name applies to an oval shaped track nearly obliterated by the action of the plough, According to tradition it is the site of a British Camp. Note. There have been no Roman remains discovered in this parish, according to Chalmers Caledonia |
| TUMULUS (Site of) | Tumulus (site of) Tumulus (site of) Tumulus (site of) |
Mr. James Hardy Mr. McGregor Berwickshire Naturalists Club (pamphlet) |
004.08 | [Situation] Fourteen chains N.N.W. [North North West] of Craws Cairn, eighteen N. [North] of Penmanshiel and about ten S.S.E [South South East] from "Camp" There is no trace of this tumulus, the site of it is occupied by Stacks of corn. before it was broken up in 1832 it was of a horse shoe shape hollow in the centre with a raised ring on all sides except the [S.W.] [South West] where it admitted an entrance, on being broken up it was found to consist of six or seven coffins or Kist [Vanes] formed of Huge slabs of rocks and [overtopped] with a mound of earth and gravel. (Abridged from Berwickshire Naturalists Club proceedings P. [Page] 107. Mr. J Hardy on Sepulchral Monuments) |
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