OS1/2/25/80

Continued entries/extra info

[Page] 80
Parish of Saddell & Skipness -- Argyllshire

"About a mile south-west of Aird on a small peninsula
stand the ruins of a "Vitrified Fort" of an ovoidal form,
and still in a state of tolerable presentation. The peninsula
itself is indented with abrupt rocks on all sides, and
the wall of the fort is adopted to the elliptical form of
the eminence. Its circumference is about 150 yards and its
greater and less diameter 60 & 25 yards respectively"
New Stat [Statistical] Account.

"At the extremity of the point of land which forms the
fine bay of Carradale, there is a small island, in
the centre of which is to be seen, the foundations of a
vitrified wall of an elliptical form, surrounding
about a rood of ground. There is no tradition to
throw any light on the puzzling monument of antiquity.
Its insular sequestered situation & particularly its form
which was peculiar to the Ancient Druids, and a large
opening on the East, towards the rising sun, would
tempt one to conjecture that it was built by that
venerable order, as a place of retreat & security, when
they fell into disgrace, and had drawn upon themselves
the displeasure of the race of Fingal by assuming
a greater degree of power, than these haughty heroes
were willing to allow them" Old Stat [Statistical] Account.

[Note to 'opening on the East':]
This opening, the Plan does not shew.