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old stone wall which has been evidently connected
with the road its width at base being about 2' 6" has probably been formed from the
materials of the rampart. The road appears to
have been merely a bridle path. Only at rare
intervals does it appear to have deviated from
the line of the dyke and leaving unharmed
the original rampart & trench. On its coming
to within 1/2 a mile of the river the road has
followed the line now taken by a modern wall
running from WSW [West South West] to ENE [East North East] along the hill side
and for a considerable distance parallel with
this wall on the lower side and 30' away
there is traceable a trench varying from
6' to 10' in width with, in places, the remains
of a stony bank on the N [North] or lower side some
8' in width. On coming to within 30 yds. [yards] of the
spot where the modern dyke takes a sharp
turn to the Northward the old earthwork returns
towards the line of the road and is
again lost.
Where the old Edinburgh road has
crossed the Black Water of Dee the
abutment of the bridge is traceable on both
sides and the ruins of a pier are still
standing on an island rock in the centre of the stream.

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