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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of ROMAN CAMP [Normandikes] | Roman Camp Roman Camp Roman Camp Norman's dike |
Revd. [Reverend] John Allan, Manse, Peterculter Mr. John Smith Parochial Teacher, Peterculter Mr. Arthur Stephen East Lodge, Peterculter. Old. Statistical Account. |
085 | This name applies to the site of a Roman Camp which was situated upon an elevated ridge of land between the River Dee and Temple Burn, at the most southern point of the parish. The erection of this work was originally attributed to the Danes or to William the Norman, & received the name of the "Norman Dikes," but late investigations have exploded this idea & it is now generally believed, by the Antiquarians of the Country to have been a military work of the Romans. There are no remains of this work now existing; all ramparts & ditches having been levelled by the plough. No authorities can be obtained for the name "Norman Dikes" "Colonel Shand, who was intimately acquainted with the fortifications of the Romans north of the firths, examined this camp in 1801, and came to the conclusion, that the profiles, and other dimensions of the ditch and ramparts are the same as those of the camps of Ury battle dikes, and the other camps in Strathmore. This work has since been examined by Mr. Irvine of Drum, Captain Henderson of the 29th Regiment, and Professor Stewart, who agree in thinking it to be a Roman camp. It is of an oblong rectangular form, 938 yards long, and 543 yards broad, comprehending an area of 48 Scotch acres. It stood on the north side of the river Dee, on the south west corner of the parish, on a high ground of moderate elevation, opposite to several fords of the river, which, no doubt, it was intended to cover. It is supposed to have been erected by Lollius Urbicus, in one of his marches northwards. "The above Note is taken from the New Statistical Account page 108. |
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County of Aberdeen -- Parish of Peterculter
[Note beside 'Site of Roman Camp'] - On 85/10 & 85/11
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county, OS Name Books - Aberdeen county - Volume 71 - Parishes of Peterculter and Banchory Devenick, OS1/1/71
This volume contains information on Aberdeenshire place names found in the parishes of Peterculter, and Banchory Devenick.
Ordnance Survey - Aberdeen county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Aberdeen, which is in the north east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.