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Galla Law
Within an open wood at the end of a ridge
about 1/4 m. [mile] to the W. [West] of Loch Magillie is a low
domical mound of earth with a diameter of 39'
and an elevation of 5' known as the Galla Law.
This turned out a thoroughly wet afternoon
the first I have suffered from this season.

22nd June 1911.
Coronation Day. A fair morning
when we attended service in the parish church
& saw the parade of school children, fancy
dressed cyclists, free-masons &c. The afternoon
was so wet that I wrote up notes all through
it.

23rd June 1911.
Took the car to visit the N. [North] of Penningham
parish where adjoins Ayrshire.

Skaith Mote. (2a)
Within a wood on the W. [West] side of the
road which leads from Knockbrex to Glenrazie
and just opposite the end of the branch road
to Challoch, is situated a well-preserved mote
hill surrounded by a ditch, which appears
to have been wet,
The construction is four-sided forming in plan a square
of 60' at base and has an elevation of from
8'.6" to 10'.9" above the bottom of the ditch to
the top of the scarp. The top also quadrangular is not quite
square but measures 30' x 28'. At the N.W. [North West] end
there is an oblong depression measuring 27' x 16'

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