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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHESTER HILL | Chester Hill | Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Watson, Minister Mr. Alexander Hunter, Schoolmaster Mr. Alexander Lindsay, Covington Mill Mr. Hugh Lindsay, Covington Mains |
033.06 | A medium sized arable hill with the remains of a Roman Camp, called Chester, on its summit, from which the hill derive its name. Property of Sir Norman McD[onald] Lockhart Bart. [Baronet] |
| ROMAN CAMP (Remains of) [Chester Hill] | Chester Chester Chester Chester Camp Camp Camp Chesters Out Post Chesters Out Post |
Revd. [Reverend] Thomas Watson, Minister Mr. Alexander Hunter, Schoolmaster Mr. Alexander Lindsay, Covington Mill Mr. Hugh Lindsay, Covington Mains Mr. Robert Denholm Mr. William Paterson Revd. [Reverend] John Vary Johnston's County Map Forrest's County Map |
033.06 | This is one of the few instances in Scotland where Chester [underlined] is applied to the remains of a Roman Camp, the derivation being evidently from the ^Latin^ word Castra - a camp. It is generally believed, by the inhabitants in its vicinity, to have been a Roman Station; although all that remains of the Camp at present are two circular ramparts, 5 feet high and 240 feet in diameter, yet it is generally acknowledged to have had an outer quadrangular enclosure-this, however, has been long since entirely defaced. No antiquities have been found at it. |
Transcriber's notes
In the description of "Chester Hill" the word "derive" appears to have had an "s" at the end which seems to have been obliterated. It should have been "derives".Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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