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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 14 - Parish of Colmonell, OS1/3/14

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Sheet 67. Plan 6. Trace 3 -- Parish of Colmonel

"The ramparts of all the British Fort, were composed of dry stone and earth - this is a
point of agreement. The position of "The Camp", its distance from all the great connecting
roads, with a view to an easy use of which Roman Encampments were invariably constructed.
The entire absence of the minor antiquities which are commonly to be met with in the vicinity
of a pretorium, are all at variance with an association of this antiquity with the Romans
Within a radius of a quarter of a mile, there were, not more than three years ago,
upwards of thirty well defined Cairns. The Sites of several of these are still indicated
by a few loose stones, level with the surface, but even these faint traces are in process of
entire obliteration by the busy hand of improvement. They are evidence of a lengthened
undisturbed location, or a bloody contest."
Signed W. Rutherford.

Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 14 - Parish of Colmonell, OS1/3/14

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

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

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