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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Catrail (Picts' Work Ditch) | The Catrail or Pictsworkditch | Chalmers Caledonia Mr. Kemp Antiquarian Galashiels Jeffreys. History Roxburghshire |
004.13 | A number of ditches, earthern ramparts & ways, are described by Miln, Chalmers and Kinghorn as existing at or about the Eildons - but the greatest work which the Britons constructed on the Island is the Catrail which runs for about 40 miles in the Counties of Selkirk & Roxburgh from near "Crosslee" on the Gala, to "Peelfell" on the confines of Northumberland. From the remains still existing, it appears to have been a vast ditch, about 24 feet wide, with a Rampart on each side 10 feet high, and seven feet thick, formed from the materials thrown out of the excavation. The object of this ditch may be learned from its name: "Cat" Signifying a Conflict or battle, and Rhail a fence: a war fence or partition. The name of "Pictsworkditch" was applied to this remarkable fence [continued on page 54] |
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Parish of Stow -- W Beatty C.A. [Civilian Assistant]
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk county, OS Name Books - Selkirk county - Volume 13 - Parish of Stow, OS1/30/13
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Stow.
Ordnance Survey - Selkirk 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 Selkirk, which is in the south east of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.