, R o m a n c a m r. Return and dine-at Comerie. Near this place, on a plaiij
fome extent, is the famous camp which Mr. Gordon contend!
have been occupied by Agricola, immediately before the battll
Mens Grampius ; and to which, in order to fupport his argumj
he gives the name of Galgachan, as if derived from Galgacus, lei
of the Caledonians, at that fatal engagement. This camp lies \
tween the river of Earn and the little ftream called the Ruchel : a
on a plain too contracted for fuch a number of combatants, as I
citus fays there was, to form and to aft in, or for their charioteerl
cavalry to l'cour the field. There are indeed fmall hills at the fool
the greater, where the Britijh forces might have ranged themfel
before the battle ; but the diftance from the fea is an infuperabla
gument againft this being the fpot, as we are expreily inforj
that Agricola fent his fleet before, in order to diftraft and divide!
attention of the enemy, and that he himfelf marched with I
army till he arrived at the Grampian mountain, where he foil
Galgacus encamped. From the whole account given by WM1 it fhould be fuppofed, that aftion was fought in an open counl
at the foot of certain hills, not in a little plain amidft defiles!
the vallies about Comerie confift of. A conjefture may be m!
hereafter concerning the fpot where the Grampian viftory was 0
tained. The battle which was fought here, might have been i
occafioned by the attack of the Caledonians on the ninth leg!
Claflical authority informs us, that, in the general infurreftioil
that gallant people in the fixth year of Agricola’ s command,!
divided his army into three parts ; one might be at Ardoch -, tl
other at Strageth the third or the ninth legion might be feni
pufh up the defiles of Comerie, in order to prevent the enemy ftp.
furroundii