OS1/14/11/23
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of the ROMAN CAMP [Battledikes] | Site of Camp Site of Camp Site of Camp Site of Camp Site of Camp |
James Carnegy Arbuthnot Esqr. of Balnamoon Mr. Henderson, Seedsman, Brechin Chalmers' Caledonia General Roy's Work Old Stat [Statistical] Account of Stracathro |
027 | All traces of the Roman Camp, on the Estate of Keithock, have for the last 20 or 30 years been entirely obliterated, up to which time a portion of the rampart stood on the West side of the road, from Fettercairn to Brechin, which is perfectly recollected by James Carnegie Esqr., proprietor of Balnamoon, whose father the, then, proprietor of Keithock, levelled it, when cultivating the field, From continual ploughing not the slightest vestige can now be seen, and the face of the country has been altogether changed since General Roy took his survey of the place, All the houses shown by him have now disappeared, though they, or their ruins, are still remembered by some old people, The site of a pool, shewn by him, can still be traced in the hollow left by it, The Tumulus, on the road from Brechin to Inglismaldy, is still entire as when he described it, and compass observations, taken from it to the site of the pool, tend to confirm, by the satisfactory manner in which they agree with his survey, the site of the camp, The road from Fettercairn to Brechin at this place is also much the same as at the time of General Roy's Survey, and the boundary fence mentioned by Chalmers as forming the [continued on page 24] |
| TUMULUS [Battledikes] | 027 | The Tumulus, on the road from Brechin to Inglismaldy, is still entire as when he described it, and compass observations, taken from it to the site of the pool, tend to confirm, by the satisfactory manner in which they agree with his survey, the site of the camp, The road from Fettercairn to Brechin at this place is also much the same as at the time of General Roy's Survey, and the boundary fence mentioned by Chalmers as forming the [continued on page 24] |
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[Page] 23Co. [County] Forfar -- Parish of Brechin
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J.B.
Lt.Col. R.E. [Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers]
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Alison James- Moderator, Caspell
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