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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DYKE | Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke Dyke |
Revd.[Reverend] John Wylie J L Stewart. Mr.[Mister] John Frazer Johnston's County Map dated 1816 Forrest's County Map |
019.10 | A Farmsteading one storey thatched and in tolerable repair, the property of the Shotts Iron Co:[Company] it derives its name from the Roman Road passing close to it, the word Dyke appears to be applied generally to Roman walls, that of Antoninus is popularly called Graham's Dyke and the Wall built by Severus from Newcastle to Carlisle is known by the name of Pict's dyke |
| ROMAN ROAD (Site of) [Carluke parish) | Watling Street Watling Street Watling Street Wattling Street Roman Road Roman Road Roman Road |
Revd.[Reverend] John Wylie J L Stewart Esq[Esquire] Mr[Mister] John Frazer Statistical Acct.[Account] of Lanarkshire Statistical Acct.[Account] of Lanarkshire Johnston's County Map dated 1816 Forrest's County Map |
019.05; 019.14; 019.15; 025.03 | The Roman Road (which is known throughout Clydesdale by the name of Watling Street.) passed through Clydesdale to the Western Extremity of the Wall of Antoninus & ran through this Parish for several miles in a N.W. direction and its Course may still be traced from the Roman Camp at Cleghorn by Kilncadzow Coldstream Yieldshields and Dyke to Belston after which it runs by Castlehill into Camnethan[Cambusnethan] Parish: A portion of it is still very perfect at the Dyke accompanied by its wall or dyke a mound of Earth on the N.E. side of the Road. At Belston a branch ran North by Hyndshaw and Shotts to an opening in the Wall of Antoninus at Camelon. Stat. Acct.[Statistical Account] The portions of the Roman Road still entire Consist of roughly hewn whinstone laid together and forming a durable but very uneven pavement. the wall or dyke alone mentioned as on the N.E. side of the Road is now entirely defaced.. |
Transcriber's notes
Roman RoadThe name "Watling Street" is ascribed to the 3 named individuals, "Wattling Street" and "Roman Road" to the Statistical Account and "Roman Road" to the 2 Maps.
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Ian Muirhead
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