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or postern appraoched by a track up the
bank. At the North East end the line
of the outer wall may be traced by
the large stones which have been in its
lowest course, passing across the low
ground below the culmination of the ridge.
This fort has been planned by Mr. Bishop.

Fort ? Staneshiel Rig.
This fort is situated on the West end of the
Stanesheilrig at an elevation of [blank] over sea level within 100 yds [yards] of the March
dyke to the West of it and somewhat less
than 1/4 mile South of the road from
Beattock to Kinnelhead. It has been an
approximately circular enclosure measuring
in diameter 132 ft. [feet] by 142 ft. [feet and like the
other forts in the neighbourhood has been
surrounded by a stone wall, now greatly
dilapidated and in places entirely torn
out, which has measured from 9 ft. [feet] to 10 ft. [feet]
in thickness at base. The entrance, 8 ft. [feet]
in width, has been from the North West
In the interior, which is fairly level there
have been several small cairns two
of which were excavated during an
examination of the fort by Mr. A.H. Bishop
who found

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