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Tha sinn a鈥� toirt s霉il air na d霉in air Balla Antonine. An t-seachd-ain sa chaidh, thug sinn s霉il air a鈥� chiad dh脿. B鈥� iad sin D霉n Chill Ph脿draig agus D霉n T貌chair 鈥� d脿 dh霉n le ainmean G脿idhlig. R脿inig sinn an treas d霉n 鈥� Cleddans Fortlet.

Tha cuid ag r脿dh gur e Cleddans ainm G脿idhlig. Tha e a鈥� tighinn bhon fhacal cladhan. Tha sin a鈥� ciallachadh channel no ditch. Gu sear air Claddens tha Castlehill Fort. An uair sin Bearsden Fort. Tha tobhta an taigh-ionnlaid an sin fhathast.

Tha an t-ainm Bearsden annasach. Ann an G脿idhlig 鈥檚 e Cill Ph脿draig 脵r a tha air. Agus 鈥檚 e New Kirk a bha air an sg矛re ann am Beurla. Ach chaidh rathad-iarainn agus st猫is-ean a thogail ann an ochd ceud deug, seasgad 鈥檚 a tr矛 (1863). Agus chaidh an st猫isean ainmeachadh mar Bearsden Station. Tha cuid ag r脿dh gum b鈥� e Bearsden ainm taigh a bha faisg air an st猫isean.

Ma leanas sinn oirnn air Balla Antonine, ruigidh sinn Balmuildy Fort. Tha sin ri taobh Abhainn Chealbhainn. Bha an d霉n sin m貌r.

鈥橲 e an t-ath dh霉n 鈥� Cadder Fort. 鈥橲 ann 脿 canan nam Breatannach 鈥� seann Chuimris 鈥� a th脿inig Cadder. Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渄霉n鈥�. 脌s d猫idh sin, ruigidh sinn Kirkintilloch no Cathair Cheann Tulaich. Tha an t-ainm sin a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥渇ort at the end of the hill鈥�.

Gu sear air sin tha Auchendavy Fort. Tha Auchendavy a鈥� coimhead coltach ri ainm G脿idhlig. Fhuair sinn ainm fear de na saighdearan a bha a鈥� fuireach anns an d霉n sin. B鈥� esan Marcus Cocceius Firmus. 鈥橲 e centurion a bha ann. Rugadh e ann an taobh sear na Roinn E貌rpa.

Tha Bar Hill Fort a鈥� tighinn an uair sin, agus Croy Hill Fort. Tha mi an d霉il gu bheil Bar ann am Bar Hill a鈥� tighinn bhon Gh脿idhlig 产脿谤谤 鈥� 鈥渢he uppermost part鈥�. Tha na tobhtaichean ann fhathast 鈥� agus seann tobar R貌manach.

We鈥檙e looking at the forts on the Antonine Wall. Last week, we looked at the first two. They were Old Kilpatrick and Duntocher 鈥� two forts with Gaelic names. We reached the third fort 鈥� Cleddans Fortlet.

听听听听听听听 Some people say Cleddans is a Gaelic name. It comes from the word cladhan. That means a channel or a ditch. East of Claddens there is Castlehill Fort. Then Bearsden Fort. The ruin of the bath-house is still there.

听听听听听听听 The name Bearsden is unusual. In Gaelic it鈥檚 called Cill Ph脿draig 脵r [New Kilpatrick]. And it鈥檚 New Kirk that the area was called in English. But a railway line and station were built in 1863. And the station was called Bears-den Station. Some people say that Bearsden was the name of a house near the station.

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听听听听听听听 If we continue on the Anton-ine Wall, we reach Balmuildy Fort. That鈥檚 next to the River Kel-vin. That fort was big.

听听听听听听听 The next fort is Cadder Fort. It is from the British language 鈥� old Welsh 鈥� that Cadder came. It means 鈥渇ort鈥�. After that we reach Kirkintilloch. That name means the 鈥渇ort at the end of the hill鈥�.

听听听听听听听 East of that is Auchendavy Fort. Auchendavy looks like a Gaelic name. We obtained the name of one of the soldiers that was living in that fort. He was Marcus Cocceius Firmus. He was a centurion. He was born in eastern Europe.

听听听听听听听 Bar Hill Fort comes next, and Croy Hill Fort. I reckon Bar in Bar Hill comes from the Gaelic 产脿谤谤 鈥� 鈥渢he uppermost part鈥�. The ruins are still there 鈥� and an old Roman well.