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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WATCH TOWER [Dumbarton Castle] | Watch Tower Watch Tower Watch Tower |
N. Murdoch M. [Master] Gunner Caledonia Romana New Stat: [Statistical] Account |
022 | This object is situated on the western summit of the Castle, a little to the South-east of the Flag-staff, It is of solid structure, Circular in form, and raised about four feet from the surface; and believed to be the remains of a Roman lighthouse, or Watch-Tower, "Tradition has long pointed to the foundations of a circular building, still to be seen near the principal flag-staff at Dumbarton Castle, as the remains of a Roman lighthouse or Watch-tower, but nothing beyond tradition can be referred to as evidence on the subject; there, however, are the firmly cemented stones, which have certainly formed a portion of some such structure, by whomsoever it was erected; and, if not Roman, its builders would seem to have, at all events posessed not a little of Roman skills in preparing the particular mortar made use of in its construction, The situation of Dumbarton rock must have been at all times regarded as of great military importance; and certainly could not have been left unoccupied by the pro-praetor of Antonine - standing as it did so near the termination of his great rampart, and at a point where the contracting bed [continued on page 44] |
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