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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site of ROMAN CAMP [Derders Ford] | Site of Roman Camp | Roy's Antiquities J. Condie Esqr. Revd Dr [Reverend Doctor] Crombie Mr William Keay New Statistical Acct. [Account] |
085 ; 086 | The site of a Roman camp not a vestige of which remains at present, situated on a tongue of level tableland which projects from the east, termiating in a steep slope, about fifty feet in height, at the river Tay. A Roman Road, also defaced, passed through the camp from Derders Ford across the Tay about one fourth mile to the southwest. "About a quarter of a mile up the river from this" (Derders Ford) "are the vestiges, it is said, of an encampment. It is a spot of ground inclosed on the west by the Tay, and on the other sides by a fosse. Its figure is nearly an oblong, and its circumference about 535 yards" New Statistical Acct. [Account] The fosse above mentioned has been completely levelled. |
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Parish of Scone
Ordnance Survey - Perth county, OS Name Books - Perth county - Volume 75 - Parish of Scone, OS1/25/75
This volume contains information found in the parish of Scone.
Ordnance Survey - Perth 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 Perth, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.