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Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 14 - Parish of Carmyllie, OS1/14/14

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[Page] 45A

Roman Camp

The list of Antiquities, in which this camp is described
as being probably a Caledonian fort, and is
named Dunhead. Mr. Pierson, the proprietor of
the estate, read the remarks in the list of
Antiquities, and states that he always heard
it called a Roman camp, and knows nothing
about the name Dunhead. The persons
employed about the estate, who are acquainted
with the locality, have always known this
object as a Roman camp. See extract
from Forfarshire Illustrated
[signed] J.K.
2nd Cor: RE [Corporal Royal Engineers]

Ordnance Survey - Angus county, OS Name Books - Forfar (Angus) county - Volume 14 - Parish of Carmyllie, OS1/14/14

This volume contains information on place names found in the Forfarshire parish of Carmyllie.

Ordnance Survey - Angus 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 Angus, which is in the east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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