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Houston and Crosslee, as well as a
number of
smaller settlements including Barochan and
Killellan in its
rural hinterland.
Under the name Houston, the civil...
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Barochan Cross is an
ancient Scottish Celtic Christian cross whose construction has been
dated to the
early Middle Ages,
between the 8th and the 11th century...
- some time
after 1791. The
Barochan Aisle on the
north side of the kirk is the
burial place of the
Flemings of near by
Barochan Castle,
feudal superiors...
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South Mound on the
western edge of the village. To the north-east lies
Barochan Hill, the site of a
Roman fort. A
later Antonine era fort was
found on...
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Twentieth Legion from Old Kilpatrick.
There was an
earlier Roman fort on
Barochan Hill, less than 2
miles (3 km) to the south-west
towards Houston. Bishopton...
- p****enger
locomotive livery. Two
locomotives were
named "Sir
James King" and "
Barochan" (after the
chairman of the
Caledonian Railway and the home of its deputy...
- who was the
mother of
Robert II, and the
wives of
Robert II. The
Celtic Barochan Cross, once
sited near the
village of Houston, Renfrewshire, is now inside...
- The Linwood, with
early mails showing it as 'Ye Lynwode'.
Roman forts at
Barochan Hill and
Whitemoss in Bishopton,
would have
provided support to
other forts...
- the Clyde,
although there were also
forts beyond that at
Bishopton and
Barochan Hill. The fort is one of the best-preserved of the
forts constructed along...
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Other forts were
built at
nearby Whitemoss, with a more
significant one on
Barochan Hill
outside of
neighbouring Houston, Renfrewshire. The Romans' continued...
