OS1/14/74/9
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of CAMP [nr Crew Well] | (Supposed Site of) Roman Camp (Supposed Site of) Roman Camp |
Hugh Watson Esqr. Keillor Mr. David Bell |
042 | [Situation] In the western portion of the parish. There are no traces whatever of this Camp now remaining unless a small circular wood planted a few years ago to mark its Site. It is generally spoken of in this neighbourhood as a Roman Camp. |
| CREW WELL | Crew Well Crew Well |
Hugh Watson Esqr. Mr. David Bell |
042 | [Situation] On the eastern side of Site of Camp This well is at present filled in, but it has a valuable and copious spring. It is supposed it supplied the encampment with water, which is situated close by. |
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[Page] 9Parish of Newtyle, -- County Forfar -- Sheet 42-16 Trace 3
Site of Camp [notes]
"Near Auchtertyre a small village in the parish there is
a well commonly called the Crew Well and adjoining
it there are the evident remains of a Camp of Square form
and of no great dimensions. In the Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] this
encampment is said to have been one of Montrose's army
during the Civil wars. In a recent History of the Highlands and
Highland Clans, notice is taken of the Earl of Crawford and
his followers from Fife, having been in arms in the parish, which make
it questionable whether the entrenchment may not have been one of that body
of troops." New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] of Forfarshire p. [page] 559
It is difficult to trace the origin of the above Camp
to any particular age or people. It is therefore better
write it simply "Site of Camp," in German Text. - see extract
from New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Alison James- Moderator, KBMW- Moderator
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