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through their Edinburgh clerk having said that
our plans were useless for reproduction & our
photos 'bad'! Left Stapleton early on Sat. [Saturday] morning
& travelled to London and Sat. [Saturday] night. Went to the
stationary Office with Lord Guthrie & had a pleasant
& satisfactory meeting with the Controller at
the Scottish Office that afternoon. Returned to
S. [Stationery] Office on Tuesday morning, had a long
interview with Sir James Dodds re secretaryship
of the Commission & directorship of the National
Museum of Antiquities: Met Mr. Mackinnon
Wood, Secretary: returned North with J on
Tuesday, and came down to Dumfries on
Wednesday being joined there by Mr. J. Garham
Callander who has been appointed Archeo:
:logical expert to the Commission.

1st May 1913.
Kirkmahoe

Called on Mr. Forbes the Minister who drew
my attention to a rampart in the field
adjacent to the Manse.

Fort.
In a meadow which lies across the
road immediately to the NE. [North East] of the
Manse of Kirkmahoe are the remains
of a large earthwork. The site is a
plateau overlooking low lying marshy
ground on the S. [South] East and bounded on the

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