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Ph. [Parish] of Carstairs

Watling Street (continued)

between the Western Iter and the Estuary of the Clyde, this road passed the Clyde near Lanark and led over Stonebyre Hill after which it Crossed the Nethan. Beyond this point its vestiges have been frequently discovered by the plough. The locality of this now unknown spot may be further pretty accurately ascertained by the fact that in the South side of the Mouse are the remains of a Roman Camp in Lanark now said to be 3 miles from Castledykes.
Another account is that the Iter or great road passed through the [Roman] station at Castledykes near Carstairs and leaving on the right proceeded to Cleghorn Mill where it crossed the River Mouse The road led thence through the [?] enclosures of Cleghorn leaving the Roman Camp on the right & proceeded to Cllylaw. Kilcadzow. Coldstream and Guilshields to Belstane in the neighbourhood of Carluke being throughout Clydesdale Known by the appropriate name of Watling Street. _ Statistical Account. _

The latter account coincides with a discovery of a portion of the Roman Road in the farm of Silvermuir & would lead in the direction above_mentioned. the road consisted of large stones or flags laid together and was about 50 links in width. it is universally called Watlind Street. in Scotland as well as in Yorkshire wherever traces of it has been found, which is supposed to be derived from the old Saxon word. "Weodel" to W[?]