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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort CAMP (Supposed Roman) | Fort Fort Fort Fort Roman Fort |
Mr Skein Mr Troup Mr Skinner Mr Howden Smalls Antiquities |
[Situation] 1⅞ Mile N.E. of Edentown Leighton's His [History] of Fife "On the Summit of a hill immediately behind Pitlour and in this parish, are the remains of an Ancient Fort, Called the Roman Camp which Col [Colonel] Miller in his essay Supposed to have been occupied by the Roman Army previous to the great battle fought in the plain below. The Sides of this hill except on the N.E. [North East] where it is Connected with the general range of the Ochills are Steep and it rises about 400 feet from the base, the Summit is surrounded by a chain of rocks upwards of 300 yds [yards] in Circumference which forms a sort of natural Citadel and is still called the Fort " Smalls Antiquities pages 187. 188 "The popular tradition of the Country makes it a Roman Camp at least it generally goes by that name but it is by no means as Correct as if they had called it a Roman Fort which it obviously seems to have been" |
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Plan 16 A Trace 5 Parish of Abernethy 61Note: See Next Page for more information
Note: See Name book for Plan 16 B.
Note: On page 37 Archaeologia Scotica
"In the camp at Pitlour which is Still called the
Roman Camp although very little of it remains.
The hill upon which it lies stands on the South side
and forms part of the Ochil range to which it
is joined on the N.E. [North East]. The Summit is
Surrounded by a chain of rocks upwards of 300
yards in Circumference which forms a sort of
Citadel and is still called the Fort"
Note: The terraces mentioned by Col [Colonel] Miller below the Summit facing the Lomond Hill are not now traceable I minutely examlned the ground but could not discover any trace of them J.H
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