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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROMAN ROAD (Supposed) [Polwhat Rig] | Roman Road Roman Road |
John Fergusson James Sloan |
002; 003; 006 | [Situation] Extending across Polwhat Rig passing Craigs of Dunool it's about ½ mile SSE [South outh East] of Dun Hill. The track of an old road which John Fergusson and Mr Sloan says that it is traditionally handed down as having been made by the Romans, at the time of their invasion in North Britain. It first apears (but scarcely visible) in the parish of Dalry (Kirkcudbrightshire) on the farms of Altry and Curlae. thence it is lost for a Considerable distance, and again appearing on the farm of Burnhead where it becomes well defined and taking a North Westerly direction forming a boundary line betwixt divers farms to the farm of Moor in Carsphairn and from the northern end of Polwhat Rig on the farm of Moor it again is lost and cannot be traced thro'[through] the remaining part of the County. See Account in Chalmer's Caledonia, Vol.[Volume] 3. P [Page] 236 |
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Parish of Carsphairn
Roman Road - Form 136 page 29
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county, OS Name Books - Kirkcudbright county - Volume 2 - Parish of Carsphairn, OS1/20/2
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Carsphairn.
Ordnance Survey - Kirkcudbright county
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