This cache is part of the Moffat to Leadhills (M2L) series placed for the Caledonian Cachefest
This cache is placed near to Little Clyde, a very little known but extremely important historical site. It is not on the site for obvious reasons.
The farmstead of Little Clyde, situated at a height of about 325m OD on the watershed between the Evan Water and the Clydes Burn, lies wholly within the perimeter of a temporary Roman camp, which is the best preserved Roman work in the country. Although the ground occupied by the camp is reasonably level and conveniently close to the Roman road (RR 7f) it suffers the disadvantage of being traversed by two streams, both of which run in steep-sided gullies. The camp, which is nevertheless almost exactly rectangular on plan, measures 440m from E to W by 290m within the defences, enclosing an area of 12.7 ha (31.4 acres). Most of the N half of the circuit can still be traced on the ground, the rampart being 3.0m in average thickness and 0.7m in greatest height, while the ditch, probably rock-cut in places, is 2.1m wide and only 0.3m deep. Cultivation has levelled the rest of the circuit, apart from the SE corner with portions of the adjacent sides, a short stretch of the S side and the SW corner.