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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLACKCHESTER | Blackchester | Chalmers Caledonia [MS] [Manuscript] Survey of Mr. Kinghorn New Statistical account of Berwickshire |
013.15 ; 019.03 | "In passing up Lauderdale the Roman road appears to have passed, on the west side of Lauder town between it, and old Lauder, where there are the remains of a [Malitary] Station. |
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[Page] 108Lauder Parish
W. Beatty
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The following notes are written below the description:-See also p. [page] 111 for "Camp"
Inquines, and [Evacuations] have been made of the site cannot even now be found
About a Mile and a half, above Lauder, the remains of the Roman road again became visible and is here [named] the Ox-road - as it leads up to a Strang Station Called "Black Chester" - Chalmers Caledonia Vol [Volume] 1 P [Page] 142
" This Camp was placed on a rising ground, which overlooks several British Forts, in the surrounding country. Its figure is something between a Circle and an oval; and seems to have been thus formed to suit the [ground], whereon it was placed. It was secured by two fosses, and ramparts of earth, having one entrance, on the East and another on the West. The outer ditch is, even now, nearly 11 yards wide, and from 15 to 20 deep; the inner ditch is about 14 feet wide, and appears to have been 7 or 8 feet deep but is now much filled up"
Manuscript Survey of Mr. Kinghorn
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