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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
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| CAMP (Remains of) | Roman Camp (Remains of) | [Continued] | 012.06 | Present Appearance, the Camp Would Appear to have been Originally circular or rather inclined to be Oval; it is also Said that from the Circumstance of its being the Castellum, and more Spacious than the Pretorium at Oakshawhead, it is the Place Supposed to have been Occupied by the General or Commander of the Roman Army for his Quarters, " In the beginning of the last Century there existed at Paisley, the remains of a large Roman Camp, With its Praetorium on the rising ground Called Oakshawhead, which Overlooks the Surrounding country and the town of Paisley, The Praetorium was not large, but Well fortified With three fosses, and Ramparts of earth, Which Were then So high, that men on Horseback could not See Over them, " The Camp itself," Says Mr William Dunlop, who was Principal of the College of Glasgow, and Royal historiographer, "took in all the rising ground, And by the vestiges, Seems to have reached to the Cart, Upon the North Side, the Agger or rampart goeth Along the foot of the hill, And if it be Allowed to go as far on the Other Side, it hath enclosed all the ground on which the town of Paisley Standeth, which may be reckoned About a mile in Circuit," _ The form of this Camp Seems to be much the Same with the Roman Camp at Ardoch, _In the Vicinity of this Station, there are two Small Posts, Somewhat larger than the Praetorium of the large Camp, but of the Same form; the One on the West, on the lands of Woodside, And the Other on the South, on the lands of Castlehead, each About half a mile from the large Station, _ Continuation of Crawfords History of Renfrewshire by Robertson, 1818 |
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[Page] 86TOWN OF PAISLEY
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