Crawford is a veelage an ceevil pairish in Sooth Lanrikshire, Scotland.[1]
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.
- ↑ The Imperial gazetteer of Scotland. 1854. Vol.I. (AAN-GORDON) by Rev. John Marius Wilson, p.314-315 https://archive.org/stream/imperialgazettee01wils#page/314/mode/2up