Crawford, Sooth Lanrikshire

Crawford is a veelage an ceevil pairish in Sooth Lanrikshire, Scotland.

Crawford Castle

Crawford is close tae the source o the River Clyde an the M74 motorwey, fifty miles sooth east o Glesga an fifty-three mile north wast o Carlisle. It haes a population o aroond 300 fowk, a veelage shop an Post Office, an a schuil.

The veelage is close tae a auld Roman road an haes links wi Sir William Wallace (see Crawford Castle). Recent airchaeological excavations hae shown that this wis the steid o a Roman fort atween 80 AD an 140 AD hoosin aiblins 300 sodgers.

References

• grid reference NS9520