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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [Garvald] | Camp Camp Camp Camp |
Stat. [Statistical] Account Robert Neillans Thomas Renwick Forrest's Co. [County] map. |
016 | [situation] About 1 1/8 Mile W. [West] by N. [North] from Castle Moffat A Camp on the farm of Garvald in a tolerable state of preservation, Supposed to be of either Pictish or danish origin. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 3Parish of Garvald and Bara
Note: From its shape and construction this is evidently a British Hill Fort.
"About a mile to the north on the farm of Garvald there is a large fortification or encampment situated on a rising ground it is of a circular form and is in circumference about 1500 feet in extent" - Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] 1841 p. [page] 96
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Bizzy- Moderator, NoraE- Moderator, Nora Edwards, Douglas Montgomery
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