In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Birrens like this:
Birrens, a place, with a Roman camp, in Middlebie parish, Dumfriesshire, a little SSE of Middlebie church, 1½ mile ENE of Ecclefechan, and 3 miles SE of the summit of Brunswark. The Roman camp here is one of the best preserved in Great Britain, retaining its fossæ, aggeres, and prætorium in a state of perfect distinctness. Another Roman camp adjoined this, but was destroyed by the proprietor of the ground about 1820, when it yielded many splendid Roman relics, particularly large, well-cut, ornamental, inscribed stones.
The location is that given by the RCAHMS Canmore system for the Roman site.
Birrens through time
Birrens is now part of Dumfries and Galloway district. Click here for graphs and data of how Dumfries and Galloway has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Birrens itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Birrens, in Dumfries and Galloway and Dumfries Shire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21973
Date accessed: 11th May 2024
Not where you were looking for?
Click here for more detailed advice on finding places within A Vision of Britain through Time, and maybe some references to other places called "Birrens".