OS1/15/19/31
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWARNIE CLEUGH | Swarnie Cleugh Swarnie Cleugh |
James Brodie Robert Taylor |
015 | [Situation] A little N. [North] West of Carfrae. A small glen or ravine on the farm of Carfrae and situated about 20 chains N.W. [North West] of the farm house. |
| FORT (Site of) [Carfrae] | Old Camp (Site of) Old Camp (Site of) Camp |
Robert Taylor Mr Neilson Forrests Co. [County] Map |
015 | [Situation] About 1 1/2 Miles NE [North East] by E. by [East] from Yester at Kemple Bank. The site of an ancient encampment on the farm of carfare. every vestige of it has been removed about 50 years ago. It is said to have resembled the one on Garvald, but whether of Danish, Roman or British origin cannot now be ascertained in the locality altho' [although] some think that it was of Danish erection on account of some Danish names being in the locality. |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 31Parish of Garvald & Bara
Form 136 Page
56 - Swarnie Cleugh
54 - Fort (Site of) [Carfrae
"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. A little to the westward on the farm of Carfrae there
was till lately an encampment nearly of the same form and
dimensions"
Old Stat. Acct [Statistical Account] vol. [volume] 13 p. [page] 361
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