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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| Bowden Hill Lime Works | 005 | Bowden Hill continued - rock and huge masses of boulders projecting from the slopes at the northern base of the hill is a Lime work with only one kiln at present in operation, several others being in a ruined state - the limestone is obtained from the interior of the hill, into which several levels run to works, and brought out in trucks on a narrow tramway, as soon as the lime is exhausted in one excavation a new level is opened into another part of the hill. -- On the Eastern and highest part of this hill is the remains of an Ancient Camp, but of what Kind, or to whom it is attributed is not Known. The Revd. [Reverend] J. Duns of Torphichen who taked great interest in these Ancient Remains Calls it a nondescript Camp it having neither the Quadrangular form of the Roman or the Circular form of the of the British Camps. __On the summit appears to have been a bank, formed of earth and stones, the West side being quite distinct, the N.W. [North West] Angle (on which is a Trig. [Trigonometrical] Station) is in very good preservation, but Eastward it merges gradually into a slight slope __Lower down, embracing a wide sweep of the hill is evidently the remains of the Vallum of a camp; the portion on the E. [East] side being in fine preservation, in this portion an Opening occurs, probably an entrance, it is not broken, but slopes in quite smothly _ the E. [East] side of the bank is very steep & merges into the slope of the hill which is here considerable, the inside slope is short & abrupt - The bank Can be traced all along the N. [North] side the fence being built into part of the way & on the S. [South] side a small portion remains also perfect- It is probable it surrounded the whole Hill - There is appearance of a trench now, whatever there may have been - There is no tradition concerning it. |
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Ordnance Survey - West Lothian county, OS Name Books - West Lothian county - Volume 54 - Parish of Torphichen, OS1/34/54
This volume contains information on place names found in the West Lothian parish of Torphichen.
Ordnance Survey - West Lothian 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 West Lothian, which is in central Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.