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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Whitsome (Parish) | Whitesome (Parish) | Continued | [Continued from Page 2] The entrance or gateway was on the S. [South] East, to which a raised pavement of rough Stones led. These were lately dug up & removed. It is Supposed to be of Roman origin. In 1827, on draining Some well Springs in an adjoining field, not more than 300 Yards distant from the Site of the Camp the workmen found a Copper Kettle, which judging from its shape, in all likelihood belonged to the Roman beligerents It was conveyed to Blackadder House, where it remains. In the same vicinity, on the farms of Leethead & Frenchlaw, Several Stone Chests, 4 1/2 feet in length internally & rudely put together, have been discovered within the last 3 years. Each chest was composed of Six flags, which have Since been identified with a natural Quarry at Padheugh, 5 miles distant on the banks of the Whiteadder, and on the lid being removed, there were Seen the various portions of a human skeleton. The body, when first placed in the Coffin, had evidently been doubled, as the skull, with the fore part downwards, lay beside the bones of the feet, & the position of the rest Corresponded. From this Circumstance it appears, either that the funeral rites had been performed as expeditiously [Continued on Page 4] |
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[Page] 3Parish of Whitsome -- W Beatty
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