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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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FORT [Birrens Hill] | British Fort (site) British Fort (site) British Fort (site) British Fort (site) British Fort (site) |
William Wilson William Henry James Graham Statistics of Middlebie Gazeteer of Scotland Chalmers Caledonia |
052 | This is the site of a British Fort on a height about 3/4 mile South south west from Dunaby of a very peculiar shape the ramparts and fosse are still in good preservation, all appears quite Complete, that this is a British Fort appears to be the belief of all the intelligent persons acquainted with the district. On a height above the ancient hamlet of Carruthers stood a British Fortlet where hence the name Caer-rbythyr " the fort of the assault" - Gazeteer of Scotland. |
ROWANTREE CLEUCH | Rowantree Cleugh Rowantree Cleugh Rowantree Cleugh |
William Wilson William Henry James Graham |
052 | A rugged glen covered with wood through which a stream runs, this stream rises near Shill Hill and falls into Kirk Burn. |
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