Comrie — COMRIE, a parish, in the county of Perth; including the villages of Dalginross, St. Fillan s, and Ross, and containing 2471 inhabitants, of whom 803 are in the village of Comrie, 6½ miles (W.) from Crieff. The name is derived from a Gaelic… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Gask Ridge — The Gask Ridge is the modern name given to an early series of fortifications, built by the Romans in Scotland, close to the Highland Line. It was constructed sometime between 70 and 80 CE. Construction on Hadrian s Wall was started 42 years after … Wikipedia
Comrie — For other uses, see Comrie (disambiguation). Coordinates: 56°22′30″N 3°59′18″W / 56.374929°N 3.988251°W / 56.374929; 3.988251 … Wikipedia
William Roy — Infobox Scientist name = William Roy box width = birth date = 4 May 1726 birth place = Milton Head, Carluke Parish, Scotland death date=death date and age|1790|7|1|1726|5|4|mf=y death place = London, England nationality = British (Scottish) field … Wikipedia
Damnonii — Not to be confused with Dumnonii. The Damnonii (also referred to as Damnii) were a people of the late 2nd century who lived in what is now southern Scotland. They are mentioned briefly in Ptolemy s Geography, where he uses both of the terms… … Wikipedia
Glenblocker fort — The term, Glenblocker fort, sometimes also called the Highland line fort [L.Keppie, Scotland s Roman Remains. Edinburgh 1986) p/. 156ff.] is used to describe members of a line of Roman forts along the Highland Line in Scotland. The forts all… … Wikipedia
Antonine Wall — For the Military Way associated with Hadrian s Wall, see Military Way (Hadrian s Wall). Location of the Antonine Wall and Hadrian s Wall in Scotland and Northern England … Wikipedia
Perthshire — /perrth shear, sheuhr/, n. Perth (def. 1). * * * ▪ historical region, Scotland, United Kingdom also called Perth historic county of central Scotland, including a section of the Grampian Mountains in the southern Highlands and a portion of … Universalium
Crieff — CRIEFF, a parish, in the county of Perth; containing 4333 inhabitants, of whom 3584 are in the town of Crieff, 17 miles (W. by S.) from Perth, and 56 (N. W.) from Edinburgh. This place, of which the name, of Gaelic origin, is derived from its… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
Ross — 1) ROSS, a small fishing village, in the parish of Mordington, county of Berwick, 2½ miles (S. S. E.) from Eyemouth. This place is situated on the sea shore, at the base of an almost perpendicular mass of rock which rises to a considerable… … A Topographical dictionary of Scotland
