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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HODGE WELLS | Hodge Wells | John Pagan Newton Alexander French Wamphraygate |
024 | [Situation] 47 Chains S.S.W. [South South West] from Broomhill A number of springs, remarkable for the large quantity of water they issue, which is supposed to percolate through a bed of gravel. beneath the soil from Wamphray Water, which runs past this place at about 200 yards distant. |
| ROMAN ROAD [Wamphray parish] | Roman Road | Charles Stewart Esq Mr John Little Farmer Newton Estate Plan dated 1765 Plan of North Britain Ancient Statistical Account of Dumfriesshire Fullarton's Gazeteer Roman Antiquities of Scotland |
024; 033 | [Situation] From N. to S. [North to South] of the West side of this Parish This applies to the turnpike trust road from near Dinwoodie- hill through Wamphray at the Village of Newton And forms the Site of An Ancient Military way said to have been Constructed by the Soldiers under the Command of a Roman General named Agricola. This line diverged from Gallow Hill run through Wamphray. and Kirkpatrick , by the Clyde and terminating at Dumbarton where it appears to have Joined the Wall of Antoninus Pius [Plinus] |
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[Page] 114 -- Parish of Wamphray -- Sheet 24.16 Trace 3M Donohue 4th May 1857
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