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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP (Remains of) [Tassies Height] | Roman Camp (Site of) Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp |
Robert Burgess, Broomlands James Johnstone, Palaceknowe Thomas Richardson, Milton C. Stewart Esqr. (Hillside) New Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Old Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Dr. [Doctor] Singer's Agricultural Survey of Dumfriesshire Fullerton's Gazetteer of Scotland General Roy's Roman Antiquities |
024 | A small camp in an arable field near the line of the Roman Road and supposed to be of Roman origin |
| TASSIES HEIGHT | Tassie's Height | C. Stewart Esqr R. Burgess J. Hastie |
024 | A small eminence on the farm of Milton - vestiges of a Roman Camp are still visible near to the summit of this hill feature. "Tassies" - derived from Tacitus-the name of a Roman General. |
| ROMAN ROAD [Kirkpatrick Juxta parish] | Roman Road | C. Stewart Esqr. R. Burgess Mr Humphrey- Cranstoun (Moffat) Mr J Hastie- Marchbank Toll |
009; 016; 024 | Vestiges of the ancient Militaryway leading from the Gallaberry to the Clyde; its track here is scarcely traceable. T.W |
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[page] 146[Parish] of Kirkpatrick Juxta
Plan 24/3 Trace 3
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[Camp] On Tassies Height 1 mile S.E.E. [East South East] from Craigielands House
[Tassies Height] 1 mile S.E.E. [East South East] from Craigielands House
[Roman Road] From the Nn [Northern] point of Ph S.E. by S [Parish South South East through En [Eastern] Parish district
W. Paterson c/a [civilian assistant]
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