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Raeburnfoot Roman Camp

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the W. [West] takes a curve outwards for some 12' across the entrance as
evidenced by the darker colour of the grass and
the growth of rushes. Some 65' in front there
are patches of rushes growing which my possible
indicate a covering ditch.

Covenanters Tomb.
In a field adjacent to the high road and some
300 yds [yards] distant to the N N W [North North West] of the hamlet of ? Holm
is a "through" stone with an inscription on the
upper slab commemorating Andrew Hislop a
covenanter shot on the spot by Sir James Johnston
of Westerhall and John Graham of Claverhouse
on 12 May 1685 and buried here. The inscription
which is of 18th century character appears to have
been recut. At the foot is the date 1702.

Enclosure (site) Eskdalemuir
This enclosure lies on the N. [North] side of the glen
adjacent to the church of Eskdalemuir on
cultivated land under crop at the date of visit.
The O.S. [Ordnance Survey] shows it as a triangular figure surrounded by a rampart with
the N. [North] and W. [West] sides fairly straight and almost at
right angles to one another subtended by
a curve. It lies on a slope, has been
hollowed out in the interior and measures
apparently about 105' along each of the straight sides

Entrenchment Old Graveyard Eskdalemuir
This entrenchment, now occupied by a burial
ground with a modern wall along the scarp
of its ditch, lies on the right bank of the Esk

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