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At Halferne farm we were shown a fine stone
axe, perforated & edged at one end, which
had been ploughed up on the farm. It
measured about 9" in length on an estimate .

Fort Halferne Cottage
On the top of a low ridge some [--] yds. [yards] to the S. [South]
of Halferne Cottage and due E. [East] of Halferne Farm,
which is on the opposite side of the road, is
a small circular defensive construction. A
low circular mound slightly depressed in the centre occupies the top of the
ridge measuring 77' from N-S [North to South] by 71' from E - W. [East to West] with a slight
suggestion of a rampart around its edge and a
scarp around with a fall of 4' or 5', the
scarp on the flanks blending into
the natural slope. Across the ridge at either
end there appears to have been an outer mound.
At the SE. [South East] it is barely discernible but towards
the NW. [North West] it may be recognised some 12' out:
:wards from the base of the scarp. The whole
construction has been greatly reduced by
ploughing and has been an earthwork.

Clarebrand "Mote." or ? "the Round."
About 1/4 m. [mile] E [East] by N. [North] of Clarebrand school the
O.S. [Ordnance Survey] indicates a "moat." The site is a
gently rising hill within a wood, thickly
planted over the summit and in consequence
impossible to survey. The ground has
at one time been under cultivation

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Transcriber's notes

line 5 - missing distance is 170 yards (see the 'Fifth Report and Inventory of Monuments and Constructions in Galloway, Volume 2, County of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright' (1914))