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Sheet 49 Plan 9 Parish of Falstone

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Catcleugh Catcleugh Mr. Jackson 58 chains SE A small stone Building the dwelling
Catcleugh Mr. Armstrong of Kerseycleugh of a Farm Servant, it takes its [name]
Catcleugh Mr. Dagg from the stream near which it stands
Cat Cleugh Cat Cleugh Burn Mr. Jackson 61 chains SE A large rivaulet rising from drains
Cat Cleugh Burn Mr. Armstrong of Kerseycleugh and marshes on Bewshaugh moor
Cat Cleugh Burn Mr. Dagg forming a tributary to the North Tyne
it runs thro’ a Cleugh or Dene
Bells Hunkin Bells Hunkin Mr. Jackson 28 chains SW This is the reamains of an Ancient
Remains of a Camp British Camp of Kerseycleugh British Camp or Castramentation supposed
Bells Hunkin Mr. Armstrong to be have been used as a milaitary defence by the
British Camp Ancient Britainsons its shape is iregular
Bells Hunkin Mr. Dagg And the remains are well defined consisting
British Camp of a mound of earth and loose stones
Bells Hunkine a The Late Sir David Smith Bells Hunkin is the
British Camp or agent for the Duke of Northumberland local name for this
Druid Circle Camp. On a trace of this
Bells Hunkin Whites Directory object made by a late agent
"There are numerous traces of the of the Duke’s this object is
Castramentations of strong Holds of the Called a British Camp or
Ancient Britons. Viz. Bells Hunkin" &c &c Druid Circlle and is shewn
Whites Directory. as having several smaller
Circles within it which S Gillespie informs me
cannot be seen in the ground.
Charles Payne
Labr

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