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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church | Church (Quoad Sacra) | Revd. [Reverend] William Begg William Forbes Esq. Mr. John Black |
030.02 | A handsome extensive church, erected in 1839 at an expense of £1000, Sitting For 660 people. It is the Quoad Sacra church for the district of Camelon |
| Camelon | Old Camelon (Site of) Camelon Camelon |
Revd. [Reverend] William Begg William Forbes Esq. Mr. John Black General Roy's Military Antiquities Statistical Account of Falkirk Ph. [Parish] |
030.02 | Situated a little to the west of the present village of that name, was a Roman town and Seaport; and an anchor was dug up here in 1707. Antiquarians are of opinion that the River Carron was at one time navigable farther up than the the site of Old Camelon, and the sea at one time came up near Falkirk & Covered that tract of Country now called the Carse. General Roy in reference to it in his Military Antiquities poses it to be the Roman town of Ad Vallum. |
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