CATRAIL

CATRAIL
   an old Roman earthwork, 50 m. long, passing S. from near Galashiels, through Selkirk and Roxburgh, or from the Cheviots; it is known by the name of the "Devil's Dyke."

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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