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Roman Road (continued)
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"Bellshill Park" . Trace 2.XI-8. to the "N. Calder" about Trace 3 .XI- 2. From the Bridge to "Bellshill Park" Farm the site is not known. At the places shewn on Traces as the Site. The ground where the stones are taken out, is, upon the authorities quoted for each position describes for each position described, from 10 to 15 feet in width. From "Bellshill Park" , where the site ends near the Trigl. [Triangulation] Station (Trace 2.XI-8) to the Plantation crossing the west margin of the same Trace, as pointed out by the Farmer - John Cross, the stones, some of which are lying in the plantation, are, to this day turned up by the plough. They are not however so large as those of the Remains of the Road leading to the Roman Bridge (Trace 6.XI-12). From the last point described the plantation crossing margin of Trace, to the east of "Fallside" property, Trace 1,as pointed out by Mr. Muir, Farmer of "Cockhill", the same impediments are found when ploughing as on "Bellshill Park" . Through "Fallside" garden & as far as the narrow field north of "Rosepark", as pointed out by the Pr.[Proprietor] of "Rosepark" - J. Watt & the Pr. [Proprietor] of " Bent", the stones have been turned up by the plough before "Fallside" garden was made, & in the narrow field west of it. Mrs. Watt found, about 15 years ago, while draining, numerous stones of the causeway a few feet below the surface. From the west side of "Rosepark" the two directions shewn of the Road, on Trace in pencil have been pointed out on the authority of Mr. Cross of Bent & J. Jack of Uddingston the former taking it, as stated by him, from finding the usual stones of the causeway, when ploughing his ground to within a few feet of the east side of an ornamental field belonging to "Viewpark" property; the latter in direction of "Littleup", crossing the Old Edinburgh T. P. [Turnpike] Road. All the authorities quoted, & others too numerous to quote, don't know the exact site, but do the direction of the Road, disagree with the last named authority. " Mitchell's Causey" is well understood to have kept on the south side of the Old Edinburgh Turnpike Road until it crosses to about the milestone, about "The Street" Parks. The site cannot be pointed out from Traces 1. XI-8, until a short distance west of "Millgate" where, upon the authority of Mr. T. Scott of Uddingston, the site has been shewn to him by his forefathers. "The Street" Parks (XI.?-3 -XI.3-1) is the next place where the site is found as shewn on the authority A. Clarke of Clydeneuk who has found parts of the causeway stones about 50 years ago. From the west of "The Street" to where it crosses the " N. [north] Calder" is not known but generally believed to be about or between the Bridge, on the line of the T. P. Road, & "Calder Park",in Old Monkland Parish.


The Roman Post mentioned in "Chalmer's Caledonia" cannot be identified nor is the Ford known the present Bridge of the old Edinburgh Road being very old.