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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMAN ROAD [E of Borthwick Castle] | Roman Road Roman Road |
Reverend [?Mr. / William] Leslie John Anderson |
013 | An old road which lies a short distance east of Borthwick Castle, it is supposed to be a portion of the Roman road, that is known to have passed near Currie, there are about 300 yards of it lying in a South West and North West direction and which exhibits some signs of rude pavement, it runs up the face of a hill where it seems to have taken a turn, but after this bend takes place it loses every vistige of pavement. John Anderson a very intelligent gardener at Currie, recolects a Dyke having been built of large stones taken from this old road. The Reverend [?Mr. / William] Leslie incumbent of the parish says that although there is a strong presumption in the minds of some of the intelligent inhabitants, that this is the Roman way, yet there is nothing save its appearance to establish this truth of the assertion, and he recommends the accuracy of it to be considerd doubful, |
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Parish of Borthwick
37
Orthography -- Roman Road
Situation -- About 20 chains East from Borthwick Castle
"From this commanding post, the Roman Road proceeded
"forwards to Soutra hill whence turning to the left, it traversed
"the declivity of the County to Currie which stands in a bend of the
"Gore Water; which is ascertained to be the Curia of Ptolomy. From
"this remarkable position, the road pushed on in a north west direction and
"Crossed the South Esk near Dalhousie Castle". etc,
See Chalmers Caledonia
vol 1 page 143
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 37 - Parishes of Borthwick, Crichton and Newbattle, OS1/11/37
This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Borthwick, Crichton, and Newbattle.
Ordnance Survey - Midlothian 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 Midlothian, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.