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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WALLACE'S CAST | Wallace's Cast Wallace's Cast Wallace's Cast Wallace's Cast Wallace's Cast Wallace's Cast |
Thomas Dalgleish (Birnock) Samuel Paton (Lamington) John Haddow (Cold Chapel) Revd [Reverend] C Hope (Lamington) James Black (Wandell Mill) Co [County] Map (Forest's) |
043 | A name given to an extensive excavation at the South West base of Ewe Hill, it appears to have been formed for the purpose of hiding, as well as a place of defence, the excavation is made in the natural slope of the hill, and consists of a deep ditch extending about 60 yards to the N. E [North East] from Wandell Burn, and gradually curving to the E.S.E. [East South East] & S [South], for about 80 yards; here the excavation terminates, by gradually sloping out into the natural feature of the hill, at one time the ground to the South of the Cast was an almost impassable bog, (It is now being drained and brought under cultivation.) and the Cast would be difficult to assail by a hostile |
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