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List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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CLEAVEN DIKE | Cleaven Dyke Cleaven Dyke Cleaven Dyke Cleaven Dyke Cleaven Dyke Cleaving Dike Cleaving Dyke Cleaving Wall Cleaving Dike Cleaven Dike } Roman Vallum.} Cleaven Dike |
Mr. Duff Tayfarm Mr. Stewart Land Steward Mr. Walker Heraldhill Mr. Soutar Blairgowrie Mr. Liston Hallhole Old Statistical Account Caledonia Romana Pennant's Tour of 1772 Chalmer's Caledonia Knox's Map of the Tay Old Stat Acct [Statistical Account] for Bendochy Ph. [Parish] |
063 | A remarkable earthen rampart or dyke running through the Woods of Meiklour from Deuhead as far south-east as Muirale house on the farm of Littleour, where all evidence of it is lost on the ground, and it is not in the memory of any person now living of having seen it any farther. It is perfectly straight as far as we can trace it but Knox in his map shews it extending in a straight line from the point at Deuhead to the Praetorium which is incorrect as it lies some distance within the Camp, and not in a straight line with the dike (see Description of the Praetorium) At equal distance on each side of the dike, is a ditch apparently where the rampart has been thrown up from, it is in height from 6 to 8 links & about 50 links broad at least - According to the |
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[Page] 162Parish of Caputh
JB.L.Col. [John Bayly Lieutenant Colonel]
Supposed Remains of the Vallum of Agricola before the Battle "ad Montem Grampium" A.D. 84
See page 8 et seqn. [et sequentia / and the following] of the Name Book of the Parishes of Kinloch and Lethendy. for the Supposed site of the Battle of Mons Grampius between the British under Galgacus and the Romans under Agricola.
To be referred with the two Name Books to Sir Henry James.
J. Bayly
L.Col. RE [Lieutenant Colonel Royal Engineers]
17/3/64
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