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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLUBBIEDEAN BURN | Clubbiedean Burn | I.Finnie Revd.[Reverend]L. Balfour |
006 ; 012 | A small stream rising at 1/2 Mile from Clubbiedean Reservoir and running into |
| FORT [Clubbiedean Reservoir] | Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp Fort |
I.Finnie Revd.[Reverend] L. Balfour County Map |
006 | The remains of a Roman Ca[mp] at the S.W.[South West] side of Clubbiedean Reservoir in a fair state of preservation, its present [shape] is somewhat oval but it se[ems] to have been originally curved a[t] [its] ends. - Its situation is [ ] and surrounded by hills and seems to have had both an [inner] & an outside trench seperate a thick thrown up embankment or parapet |
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[page] 52 Parish of Currie[In faded red ink:]
From the shape size and situation of this object it would appear to be ancient British Fort, It is therefore written Fort on Plans
[In Black:]
Cut from Stat:Acct. [Statistical Account]of Currie P.547
A little to the south east of Kenleith are the remains of what is supposed to have been a camp; and it is further said that its purpose was to guard against a stolen march to Edinburgh through a narrow and hidden pass on the N.E.[North East] end of the Pentland Hills
Clubbiedean Burn -- Runng.[Running] into the side of Clubbiedean Reservoir
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Ends of some words obscured; 'separate' spelled 'seperate'Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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