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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of a FORT [Dummiefarline] | Roman Watch Tower (Remains of) Roman Watch Tower (Remains of) Roman Watch Tower (Remains of) |
Mr W. Reddie (Watergate) George Arnot (Cleish) Mr. Andrew Paton Paphle. |
030 | [Situation] 7/8 Mile S.W. [South West] of Cleish. On the Summit of a Small but Commanding rocky eminence naturally fortified and known by the name Dummiefarline, are partly visible the remains of work which the given Authorities Stated was and Out-post or Watch Tower in Connection with the Camp on Dumglow when the Romans Occupied that Camp. The authorities are Old men especially Messrs. Arnot and Reddie who herded on the Hill in their youth when their attention was drawn to examine the remains And the latter observed several large Sand Stones which he says were evidently brought hither as there is no Such description of Stone in the locality. These men got their information of it having been a Roman Watch Tower from their forefathers. |
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[Page] 29 Plan 30A Trace No.6 Parish of Cleish
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties, OS Name Books - Fife and Kinross county - Volume 4 - Parishes of Cleish, Fossaway and Kinross, OS1/13/4
This volume contains information on the place names found in the parishes of Cleish, Fossaway, and Kinross.
Ordnance Survey - Fife and Kinross counties
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