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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 28 - Parish of Galston, OS1/3/28

Continued entries/extra info

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[Roman Camp - continued]

"connection with the existence of a Roman military way, which may still be
"traced on the opposite bank of the Irvine, furnish incontestable evidence that
"the Parish of Galston has received at least one visit from the masters of the
"world, and it furnishes a striking proof of the stupendous scale upon which
"that wonderful people conducted their affairs, that marches and encampments
"too trivial to be recorded in their military histories, have thus certified their
"own existence during a period of not less than 1600 years."
New statistical Account
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Ordnance Survey - Ayr county, OS Name Books - Ayr county - Volume 28 - Parish of Galston, OS1/3/28

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

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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