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[Opposite page - text inserted] Cannisbay
Set into the S. [South] wall of the S. [South] transept of the
church on the outside is the famous "Grote"
stone for description of which see Pro. [Proceedings] Soc. [Society]
of Antiq. [Antiquities] Vol [Volume] XLIV [44]. paper by Mr. Eeles.

Fort. St. John's Point.
Across the landward end of the promontory of
St. John's Point from cliff to cliff has been
dug a deep trench some 50' in breadth with
a rampart some 10' in height along the sea:
:ward side and a low mound crowning the
counterscarp to landward. The rampart has
probably borne a wall along its crest on the
line of the present modern dyke as a
small portion of an ancient wall is visible
beneath it near the W. [West] end of the defence.
Some 50' from the Western extremity of
the rampart there appears to have been an
entrance. The area cut off by this fosse
is several acres in extent. Within it and
in the vicinity of the supposed site of the
chapel is some elevated ground which is
possible forced soil.

Broch Gills (Unnoted.)
About 1/2 m. [mile] S. [South] of the road from Mey to
Canisbay church and 100 yds. [yards] E [East] of the road
through the township of Gills is a low
mound under cultivation which is evi:
:dently the site of a broch. It has been
much quarried for stones. A rotary
quern was found in it. We
were taken to the spot, which was dif:
:ficult to find, by a cheery old octogenarian

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