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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT [W of Stenhouse] | Camp Camp Camp British Camp, Fort |
Mr. Young Pr. [Proprietor] of the ground, Mr. John Walls manager of the property, Mr. David Blackwood manager of the farms of Orrock and Stenhouse, Leighton's Illustrated Fife, Chalmers Caledonia Page 168 |
036 | [Situation] About 40 Chains S. by W. [South by West] of Stenhouse. This Camp is formed by a Slight rampart still visible on the South and East Sides the artificial bank which encloses it is from 1 to 2 feet high, on the North Side it being on the face of the hill there is no artificial bank but on the South Side there is a very considerable embankment of loose Stones and Soil. the Sides of the camp are slightly curved with rounded corners. Mr. Young of Newbigging Says, "When Sinking on the Side of the camp for the erection of a Flagstaff there were Swords, Spear heads and human bones found," this was about 60 years ago. Mr. Young remembers having seen them dug up but does not know where they are at present. The Old Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] says "On the Summit of Duncan Hill, there is a flat piece of ground, Surrounded with an eminence number of loose Stones, called Agricola's Camp or Garrison. The stones appear to have been built, but not with mortar or cement of any kind. It is highly probable this tradition is true. If we may believe Tacitus, it is certain that the Romans explored the North coast of the Forth with their Ships. It is no less so, that some of the Legions were garrisoned during the winter, near the coast. Duncarn Hill from its Situation would most naturally invite them to take up their residence on it. Besides the country from this all the way to Benartie Hill near the Lomonds, exactly answers the description which that historian gives of it, in his account of the Roman expedition on the north of [Bod..?] i.e. Forth". The foregoing description must refer to the fort mentioned in Chalmers Caledonia as belonging to the Horestii, the description from Chalmers' Caledonia is as follows. "On the Western Summit of this hill the Horestii had a fort, which was thus strong from its position, and was made more defensible by art. The area on the Summit was surrounded by a rampart of stones; and lower down in the face of the hill, another wall encompassed the whole" There are no remains of this wall at present. In leightons illustrated Fife this Camp is called a "British Camp" but no one in the neighbourhood at the present time knows of any Camp or place on the hill bearing the name of "Agricola's Camp". I had the information contained in the foregoing quotations with me while Examining this Hill, and made all possible inquiry about it. I do not think it possible to obtain farther information on the ground that what is here given, With regard to the Tumuli spoken of in Chalmers' Caledonia and the Old Stat. Account. [Statistical Account] I had marked Several mounds on the Traces which were exactly like some I had seen in Yorkshire proved to be Tumuli, but I was not able to get them authenticated and consequently had to abandon them. The places where Sepulchral remains have been found come on Plan 36B and can be pointed out. M Kinsela. Capt. [Captain Royal Engineers.] Other print on the Traces in pencil more instructive. |
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Plan 36C Burntisland Parish
Note: "It has been conjectured that Agricola's Army encamped on
Duncarn Hill, on the Summit of which is a flat piece of
ground surrounded with an immense number of loose Stones,
called according to the former acct. [account] Agricola's camp or Garrison"
New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account]
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