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effect of continuous cultivation has reduced the
outline beyond the power of accurate measurement.
The defences appear to have consisted of a single
encircling stony rampart and towards the
S E. [South East] where the ridge is crossed there is trace
of an outer trench. A break in the rampart
adjacent to the steep wooded slope and facing
the E. [East] indicates the position of the entrance.

Gateside "Mote"
This is a round hillock a short distance
to the E. [East] of the farm of Gateside which shows
no signs of artificial shaping. The extent
of the mound is considerable, the angle of
the scarps much too flat for a mote hill and
I believe it to be natural.
Finding myself at 'the Grove' I called on the
Churches who have invited me & J to go there from
Sat. [Saturday] to Monday.

Terregles
Quair
This reconstructed fragment of an ancient
church has been examined by the Architects.
Over the doorway is a stone built into the
wall bearing the date 1583. Within the chapel
are two oak stalls with carved misereres from
Lincluden Abbey or College and in the vault
only to be seen by Artificial light in the
effigy of Sir William Maxwell illustrated in the
Book of Caerlaveroch. It has been a fine

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