OS1/11/44/4
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMILTY HILL or Castle Greg | Camilty Hill Camilty Hill Castle Greg {Camilty} spelling of farm name {Camilty} spelling of farm name Castle Greg or Camilty Hill |
James Gray John Kerr Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1845 Sinclairs Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1845 W. Kerr |
016 | [situation] About 50 chains N.W. [North West] from Crosswood Bridge A considerable eminence or hill on the farm of Camilty on it is a Roman Camp which is in a good state of preservation. |
| ROMAN CAMP [Castle Greg] | Roman Camp Roman Camp Old Roman Camp Roman Camp |
James Gray John Kerr. Knox's Co. [County] Map Stat. [Statistical] Acct. [Account] 1845 |
016 | [situation] On the SE [South East] of Camilty Hill About forty years ago the remains of the well belonging to this Camp was dug up in which a considerable number of Roman Coins was found. |
Continued entries/extra info
[page] 4Parish of Mid Calder
Form 136 Page
23 - Camilty Hill or Castle Greg
23 - Roman Camp
"In the S.W. [South West] district of this parish is a Roman Camp or post in a State of tolerable preservation. It stands on a commanding situation, on the summit of an eminence called Castle Greg (Castelluno Gregis,) near the passage of the ridge which separates Lothian from Clydesdale and to the west of which the road from this parish to Lanark by Crosswood hill. In this Camp now the property of Alexander Young Esqr. of Harburn several Roman Coins have been dug up in good preservation on which the Roman Eagle have been sufficiently apparent. Some years ago three enterprising young farmers dug up the foundation of the well belonging to this Camp and under the great stone in which stood the flag staff they discovered a considerable quantity of Roman Coins some of which were purchased by a Goldsmith in the City of Edinburgh." Stat Acct [Statistical Account] of Edinburghshire P. 371
Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
Nora Edwards, WILKIENYMIX, Orcadian Lynelle
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