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He got permission to accompany me to the spot and I was
delighted with his company. A wool sorter, aged 59 – his
latest hobby water colour painting. He showed me a
very prettily finished sketch of a wild rose spray done
from a copy. An entomologist and having in his collec:
:tion a specimen of the Camberwell beauty – one of the
rarest of our butterflies, caught on the banks of the
Whitadder about 1873. A botanist acquainted with
all the rare plants in the countryside, and in addition
having enough interest in archaeology to have planned the
somewhat intricate fort, or enclosure, he had discovered.
Not a unique specimen of a class we are proud of here.
The upper enclosure of which his plan has been
produced in the Pro. Ber. Nat. Club [Proceedings of Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club] is situated in the
upper part of a plantation just above the 600 ft. [feet] con:
:tour line to the E [East] of Stoneshiel (locally Staneshiel)
Hill and about 1100 W by N. [West by North] of Primrosehill.
In form it appears to be round with its E. [East]
side somewhat straight & has a diameter from N. to S. [North to South] of about 146ft. [feet]. It is surrounded by
a low broad stoney rampart which is best
defined on the S.W. [South West] in which direction the
ground slopes. The entrance is on the S.W. [South West] and
directly opposite to it in the interior is a well de:
:fined circular foundation with an internal
diameter of 27 ft. [feet]. Throughout the enclosure are
numerous indications of buildings and similar
foundations are apparent outside to the E. [East] of the enclosure.

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