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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMP (Remains of) [Symington Hill] | Roman Rings | G. Renwick W. Whitson |
023 | [Situation] About 1 mile E. S. E. [East South East] of Howliston farm house The remains of an old camp on the farm of Watherston, but little remains now to indicate what it has been, there is the appearance of a sort of Fosse on the east side |
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[Page] 22Parish of Stow
See Remark in Page 25
Ancient Camps or Forts are in several localities of scotland,
called Rings and although this object is called Roman
Rings yet from shape which was that of circular or
oval it appears to be an ancient British Camp or Hill
Fort. Captn [Captain] James R. E. [Royal Engineers] who examined on the ground
is of this opinion. - This remark applies also to the camp
in page 25.
Ext. [Extract] from Stat: Account [Statistical Account] of Stow.
These are remains of ancient Roman Camps on the farms of Muirhouse,
Stagehall, Craigend, Watherstone, nethershiels, Pirntation [Pirntaiton] & Hawtree [Halltree] [etc.]
They vary in size from half an Acre at Nethershiels to two acres as at
Muirhouse & Craigend. The larger ones are circular while the others are
oval. The smaller ones seem to have been points of observation extending
along the strath of the water for communicating with one another by signal
In clearing away the remains of the Camp on Muirhouse a few years ago
upwards of 1000 carts of stones were removed among which were found
several querns or hand Mills of stone (the greywacke of the district) circular
& a foot in diameter with a hole in the centre. Two fragments
of Freestone were picked up which had served as the upper mill stone.
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