Volume contents
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- 81 - Stonehouse , Page 81 (end)
- 82 - Stonehouse , Title Page
- 83 - Stonehouse , Index
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOUBLE DIKES | Roman Camp. Double Dykes. |
Revd. H.Dewar Ph Minister. Thos. Hamilton, Inspector Of Poor. J. Hutchison, Ph Schoolmaster. Wm Smillie, Canderside(Dalserf). New Statistical Account. |
024.02 | "There also existed at some very remote period, a strong military position or encampment at the junction of the Avon and Cander Waters, still known by the name of Double Dykes, which comprises anulytent betwixt three and four acre of land, surrounded on all sides by high perpendicular rocks re" New Statistical Account. The remains of this camp or entrenchment appears on the ground as unpresented on examination trace. The embankments are covered by small thorn bushes, and gaps have been made through them, at various periods, by the farmer. "Double Dykes" is the name it is best known by among the country people, and may, upon the same authoritical, be given to the camp. The best authorities agree to its being a roman encampment, and by |
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 55 - Parish of Stonehouse, OS1/21/55
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Stonehouse.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark 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 Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.