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Roman Road continued:-

"from it at Dryffe Church in Dumfriesshire. From the point of junction the united road bends a little to the right till it reaches the mouth of the Raggen or Ragged Gill a pass of considerable elevation, which cuts off the projecting part of the hill. Traversing this it again descends to the banks of the Clyde, near the boundary of the parishes of Crawford and Lamington. After entering the parish of Lamington the Roman road continues to descend the right bank of the Clyde between that river and the hill." (On the Ancient Camps of the Upper Ward of Lanarkshire by George Vere Irving Esqr. Reprinted from the Journal of the Archaeological Association.)

"The Roman road now proceeded along the west branch of the Annan, leading by the entrenchment at Lassies-holm; and having passed the Avon near its conflux with the Annan, it pursued its course along the ridge, between these two rivers, and ascended Erickstane-brae, and passing the remarkable ridge, which sends out the Annan, the Tweed, and the Clyde, it soon arrived on the upper branch of this river, at a place that is named Little Clyde, where the Romans had a small post. The Roman road thence coursing the right bank of the Clyde, by Newton, that is opposite to Elvanfoot, appears to have been joined by the branch, which went off from its track to the westward in Annandale, near Crawford Castle, at the foot of Camp Water*. From this remarkable position, where we have just perceived both the branches of the Roman road again join their accustomed track, it pursued the shortest course over the high grounds of

* Maitland. Vol.1. P. 193 "Says the Roman road runs from Newton along the south side of the Clyde where it is plainly to be seen."