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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of the Roman Station PTOROTON [Burghead] | Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp |
Mr R Young Elgin Revd [Reverend] Mr. Garroch Mr R. P. Robertson |
001.15 | This name applies to the Roman Fortifications situated at Burghead on the Moray Firth and described by "General Roy in his learned work upon the Roman Antiquities of Great Britain, as the most northerly regular Station of that illustrious people, the Ptoroton of Richard of Cirencester. and the alata Castra of Ptolemy of Alexandria and supports his statements by correct references to its distance respectively from Tusis (Spey River) and Baris Forres and by several plausable arguments, he places Ptoroton at the end of the ninth, and commencement of the tenth iter of Richard, and mentions it as the chief town of the Vacomagi, and enjoying the privileges and immunities of Roman Citizenship." (See Stat. Acct.) [Statistical Account] These works appear to have been divided into two parts namely a higher and lower, protected by ramparts The Eastern portion of the lower part which was protected by four ramparts was destroyed A.D 1809. but there are remains of the rampart which protected the north side of the lower work with a slope about fifteen feet in height upon the north side, the south side having a slope of about ten feet high. There are also remains of the rampart surrounding the upper work visable upon the north and west sides, with a Slope of about forty feet high towards the sea, the southern or inner Slope being about ten feet or twelve feet. The space between the exterior rampart enclosing the lower work and the bottom of the slope forming the upper, is in some parts about 120 feet in others about from 90 to 100. this space would appear to have been the ditch as it is traceable until in reaches the Eminence called the Doorie which is supposed to be where the Northern Bridge stood the ramparts over [continued on page 6] |
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See page 6 for 'Portions of Sculptured Crosses...'Transcribers who have contributed to this page.
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