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Sgor nam Fiannaidh (continued)
"The duns and vitrified forts of Scotland have long been the subject of
"observation and controversy: but there is another class of defensive earthworks
"observable in various Scottish districts, which so far as I am aware have not yet
"attracted the notice of the antiquary, though sufficiently familiar to rustic
"observers. These consist of artificial trenches, generally dug in the side of a hill, and
"obviously designed for the hasty concealment of cattle from predatory bands of
"marauders, though in some cases tradition associates them with more remarkable
"events. x x x x A larger trench of the same kind exists along the side of a
"steep hill forming one of the range of Scuir-na-fion in Glencoe. This has
"been constructed with considerable skill, the trench running parallel with
"the range of hills, and opening at its west end in a gully formed by a small
"mountain stream, which joins the River Coe somewhat farther down. From
"a distance, or from any lower part of the Glen, the trench is quite indis-
"tinguishable, as the embankment, which in this case has been formed on
"the side of the hill, has been sloped so as completely to coincide with the
"angle at which the latter rises from the valley." Wilson's Archaology and
Prehistoric Annals of Scotland. page [418 &] 419
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