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Roman Road continued:-

"of Crawford parish; and then descending from this elevation into the valley of the Clyde, it passed by Gateside, and Catchapel, where there is a square redoubt towards Lamington." (Chalmer's Caledonia Vol. 1. P.134)

"Proceeding thence along the west bank of the Annan, it leads to the entrenchments at Lalliesholm which we have likewise supposed to have been a Camp of Agricola, and Having passes the Avon near its conflux with the Annan, it continues along the ridge between these two rivers, till it falls in with the sources of the Clyde at a place called Little Clyde, where there has been another square redoubt; thence continuing the right bank of the Clyde, by Newton, opposite to Elvinfoot, it seems to have been joined by the branch which quitted it in Annandale, at or near Crawford Castle, situated at the foot of Camp Water. The road having thus united with the Nithsdale branch, takes the shortedt course over the hill, and then descends into the valley of the Clyde." (Roy P.104)

"We meet with nothing else deserving of notice on this division of the Roman Way, until it again meets at Crawford Castle, with the branch which diverged to the west at Gallaberry Hill. A small castellum is said, indeed to have formerly stood at a place called Little Clyde, very near the source of that river." (Caledonia Romana P. 235)

"The two great Roman roads by Moffat and Dumfries had their junction in this parish which when formed into one great road, passed on towards Lamington." (New Stat. Act. P.331.)