A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
Castle-O'er, Castle-Over, or Castle-Overbie, a Roman Camp in Eskdalemuir parish, NE Dumfriesshire. It was an upper station, communicating by a causeway with the camps of Middlebie and Netherbie; and was long identified with a camp on a hill-top on Yetbyre farm, near the confluence of the Black and White Esks. That camp, however, is oval and apparently Saxon, though interesting enough for its well-preserved condition. The true Castle-O'er is at the confluence of the Rae Burn with the White Esk, about a mile above Eskdalemuir church; and comprises, in its present state, an area of 5¼ acres, including an enclosed and fortified space of 270 feet by 100, and distinctly retaining its vallum and fosse, the latter 20 feet wide and 5 feet deep.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a Roman Camp" (ADL Feature Type: "historical sites") |
| Administrative units: | Eskdalemuir ScoP Dumfries Shire ScoCnty |
| Place names: | CASTLE OER | CASTLE OER CASTLE OVER OR CASTLE OVERBIE | CASTLE OVER | CASTLE OVERBIE |
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