OS1/4/16/83
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOWMEN'S ROAD (Remains of) | Bowmen's Road (Remains of) Bowmen's Road (Remains of) Bowmen's Road (Remains of) Bowmen's Road (Remains of) |
Old Statistical account Fullarton's Gazetteer J. Lumsden Esqr Braco |
014.16 ; 015.05 ; 015.06 | The remains of a road or entrenchment, the defensive side towards the south, supposed to have been made by the Scots as a roadway leading between encampments, and a defensive work in repelling the Danes. "Two of the fields of battle, says the writer of the Old Statistical Account of the parish are clearly to be seen, being covered with Cairns of Stones, under which they used to bury the slain. One of these fields is on the north side of the Gallow-hill, not far from the encampment above mentioned; and the other is on the south side [continued on page 84] |
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[Page] 83Co [County] of Banff - Parish of Grange
[signed] James Gray
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