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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remains of the ROMAN WALL STATION [Kirkintilloch] | Peel Roman Fort (Remains of) Peel Roman Fort (Remains of) Peel Roman Fort (Remains of) Peel Roman Fort (Remains of) |
Mr. Adams Baillie Freeland Dr. [Doctor] Stewart, Victoria Place Fullartons New Imperial Gazetteer |
026 | This name applies to the remains of a small Roman Fort on the summit of an arable hill a short distance west of the parish Church. It is all pretty entire with the exception of the Southwest Corner which is levelled and cultivated as a garden. That [Wall] in the Fosse on the South side next the garden, has been here from time immem[orial], it is covered with a wooden box. * "Antoninus' Wall ran through the parish for 6 miles from east to west, and has here three large forts and Watch towers. Its most easterly post was a fort, still traceable, enclosing an area of 150 yards on the summit of Barhill, and commanding a view of almost the whole course of the wall from the Forth to the the middle post, now nearly effaced from the intersection of it by the Canal, and from other causes was at the village of Auchendowie, and appears to have been a rectangular fort of 150 yds. [yards] by 70. * The westerly Post still in most parts tolerably distinct, was a fort now called by way of distinction the Peel, on a rising ground at the west end of the town of Kirkintilloch, enclosed an area of 90 yards by 80, and had the singular property of being situated on the north side of the Wall" Fullarton's New Imperial Gazetteer This Wall cannot be traced in the neighbourhood |
Continued entries/extra info
"The town of Kirkintilloch, at one time called "Caerpintalloch"
may probably ascribe its origin to the period when the walls of
a Roman fortress occupied the summit of a rising ground
on which it stands." This Military Station seems to have differed
from all the others known of, in projecting outwards from the Wall,
instead of being raised, as usual, within its line: hence, no doubt,
the labour bestowed on its construction, since,
although not of the largest size, the fort of Kirkintilloch
seems to have been excelled by none in the strength
of its defences.
It had originally been of a
squared form, measuring within
the area, rather more than
300 feet upon each side.
A great earthen rampart
from 40 to 50 feet in thickness,
had surrounded this inclosure, having in front
a capacious moat, not less than 30 feet wide, and,
See page 8.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton county, OS Name Books - Dunbarton county - Volume 11 - Parish of Kirkintilloch, OS1/9/11
This volume contains information on place names found in the parish of Kirkintilloch.
Ordnance Survey - Dunbarton 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 Dunbarton, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.