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two stony mounds enclosing an area measuring
138 ft. [feet] from N. [North] to S. [South] by 123' from E. [East] to W. [West] Though
well preserved on the W. [West] half, the defences have
entirely disappeared on the steepish slope towards the
E. [East] The entrance has been from the S S E, [South South East], and
the trench as it drew towards it has widened
out, its breadth being 24' on the N W. [North West] and
40' on the S. [South]. These are traceable what appear to be the remains
of traverses connecting the ramparts and flanking
the entrance on either side, that on the W. [West] being
visible outwards for a length of 28' from the
inner rampart and that on the E. [East] being marked
by large stones. The ramparts appear to
have been surmounted by stone parapets
but the remains around the crest of the inner mound are probably secondary
Crossing the interior from E. [East] to W. [West] 38' apart are two somewhat in:
:definite lines of stones in which several
large blocks stand upright. One line
crosses the centre and the other nearer the
entrance.

Rerrick Par [Parish]
Auchencairn Fort
On the N E. [North East] side of the old track that leads through
a strip of plantation from Auchencairn to Auchenfad
& about ½ m. [mile] S E. [South East] of the former place one the
remains of a small circular defensive enclosure
consisting of a segment of a stony rampart

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