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Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 44 - Parishes of Mid Calder and West Calder, OS1/11/44

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Parish of Mid Calder

Form 136 Page
23 - Camilty Hill or Castle Greg
23 - Roman Camp

"In the S.W. [South West] district of this parish is a Roman Camp or post in a State of tolerable preservation. It stands on a commanding situation, on the summit of an eminence called Castle Greg (Castelluno Gregis,) near the passage of the ridge which separates Lothian from Clydesdale and to the west of which the road from this parish to Lanark by Crosswood hill. In this Camp now the property of Alexander Young Esqr. of Harburn several Roman Coins have been dug up in good preservation on which the Roman Eagle have been sufficiently apparent. Some years ago three enterprising young farmers dug up the foundation of the well belonging to this Camp and under the great stone in which stood the flag staff they discovered a considerable quantity of Roman Coins some of which were purchased by a Goldsmith in the City of Edinburgh." Stat Acct [Statistical Account] of Edinburghshire P. 371

Ordnance Survey - Midlothian county, OS Name Books - Midlothian county - Volume 44 - Parishes of Mid Calder and West Calder, OS1/11/44

This volume contains place name information from the parishes of Mid Calder and West Calder.

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.

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