OS1/20/115/3
List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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BURNSIDE | Burnside Burnside Burnside Burnside |
James Beatie James Gibson Rev. [Reverend] J. Crocket W. J. Johnstone |
040 | [Situation] About 1 mile N. by W [North by West] of Plascow farm house. A small cot house thatched and in bad repair. On the farm of Glaisters and situated on the Western margin of Glaisters Burn. |
GLAISTERS BURN | Glaisters Burn Glaisters Burn Glaisters Burn Glaisters Burn Glasters Burn |
James Gibson James Cameron Rev. [Reverend] J. Crocket W. J. Johnstone Ainslies Map 1820 |
040 | [Situation] Running in a North Westerly direction passing the E. [East] side of Burnside A considerable stream or burn having its rise in the western side of Long Fell, and running in a N. [North] Westerly direction through the lands of Glaisters & often passing Drumneil farm house it changes its name & is called Drumjohn Burn thence to where it, runs into Kirkgunzeon Lane |
FORT [Tarkirra] | Moat Moat Moat Moat Fort Fort Roman Camp |
James Beatie James Gibson W. J. Johnstone Ainslies Map 1820 Mr. Copland Mr. Kerr Rev. [Reverend] J. Crocket |
040 | [Situation] 3/4 of a mile N. W. [North West] by West of Plascow farm house An ancient fort or fortress on the farm of Tarkirra. It is of an oblong shape, and its N. E. [North East] side appears to have been defended by a fosse, now greatly dilapidated by agricultural improvements. The Rev. [Reverend] J. Crocket is of the opinion that this antiquity ( although called a moat in the locality is a Roman Post, as there is another object a little to the N.W. [North West] of this apparently a British Camp. Mr. Copland of Kirkgunzeon and Mr. Kerr of Drumjohn are of the opinion that it is a British Fort although there is no tradition as to its use etc. |
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