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of it and before it turns is a rectangular
turf foundation 4' wide measuring interiorly 17' x 15'.6"
Situated on the opposite side of the isthmus
is the second defence. For
the greater part of its length on the N. [North] side
it appears to be a natural ridge steeply
scarped towards the front but where it
runs out on the W [West] passing down the slope
towards the shore two low banks are visible
some 9' distant from crest to crest.

Fort Mull Glen.
Occupying the top of a bluff on the W. [West] side
of the Mull Glen at its termination above
the shore is a small fort four sided
with rounded angles enclosed by a single
mound which appears to be of earth. On
the E [East] side is the steep bank of the glen
falling some 60' from the edge of the fort,
on the S. [South] the rocky bank facing the shore,
on the W. [West] a natural hollow some 20'
below the crest of the scarp and on the
N. [North] level ground several feet lower than the
level of the interior crossed by a trench some
15' in width where it has risen towards the
edge of the glen. The E [East] side of the fort is
70' in length, the north 51' and the W [West] 48'. The
S. [South] side along which there is no trace of a mound

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