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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CAMP CRAIGIE | Camp Craigie Camp Craigie Camp Craigie Camp Craigie |
William Forrest Esqr. Rev. [Reverend] J Lawrie Mr. James Brown Mr. W. Black |
033.03 | An old Briitsh fort, consisting of two ramparts about 6 ft [feet] in height in good preservation. A portion of the exterior rampart, on the W. [West] side, is levelled. The camp now enclosed a curling pond. "About half a mile south-west from the church, are to be seen the ruins of a fortification or camp, - improperly called Roman, as its form is circular. It stands on the edge of a high and barren moor, about half a mile from the Clyde, and commands an extensive view of that river to the South and west. It contains about 1½ acres, and is surrounded by a double wall of earth, a deep ditch intervening". Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] p. [page] 43. |
CRAIGIE BURN | Craigie Burn Craigie Burn Craigie Burn Craigie Burn Craigie Burn |
William Forrest Esqr. Rev. [Reverend] J. Lawrie Mr James Brown Mr W. Black Forrests Map |
033.03 | This name extends from the junction of two drains on Liberton Moor along a small stream which after a short course falls into River Clyde. |
TOWNHEAD | Townhead Townhead Townhead |
William Forrest Esqr. Rev. [Reverend] J. Lawrie Mr James Brown Mr W. Black |
033.03 | Farmstead - dwelling house & offices one storey, slated in good repair, property of Sir Norman Lockhart. |
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