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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KERR STREET | Kerr Street Kerr Street |
Corner Ticket Mr. Adams |
024 | A Street branching southwesterly off Cowgate Street. |
| SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY | School of Industry School of Industry |
Mr. Adams Mr. Dawson |
024 | A dwelling house which is in the mean time occupied as a School of Industry. "It should be stated that the house, which is private property, has been used as a "School of Industry" for seven years, and it is supported by Public Subscription in the Parish; It is presided over at present by Captain Murray of Gartshore," "It is recognised as a permanent School," Additional information obtained from Examiner. R.H. |
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[continued from page 4, re Remains of Roman Wall Station]
From page 4.
of proportionate depth. Horsley says that the Peel of
Kirkintilloch (the name by which the Roman station is
generally known) presented, in his time, the appearance of
having been fortified by a double wall of hewn stones -
placed, we should suppose, on the top of the above mentioned
rampart; and adds that the stones had been strongly cemented
with lime, and that many of them were chequered, in the manner
usually practised by the Roman builders. Although the greatest
part of the ancient works have now been levelled, and every
vestige of their masonry removed, there is still enough
left to shew the great size of the ditch, and the height of the
earthen mound on which the wall had stood."
The situation of this station steems to have been nearly as
good, in a Military point of view, as was that on Castle Hill
[continued on page 9]
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.