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On the W. [West] side of the fell N. [North] of the old enclosure
known as Mirren's Croft is another group of
cairnlike mounds presenting the same features
as elsewhere, some domical and some low &
concave with a diameter of from 12' to 15'. Where
the slope of the hill is gradual and the surface
free from rock they stretch for a long way to the N. [North].
Some 400 yds [yards] SW. [South West] of Mirren's Croft and on the
N. [North] side of the burn which rises near it, are a
few more similar constructions and ruins of
2 old enclosures with walls 5' thick and measuring
interiorly 24' and 25' in diameter respectively.
About 30 yds. [yards] N. [North] of the W'most [Westernmost] of these enclosures are
the ruins of a small stone hut measuring
interiorly some 10' x 8' with a wall 4' thick.
while 30' N. [North] there seems to be the remains of another.
On the way home, disappointed of a following
wind I had a stiff bicycle ride after a long and
tiring day.

25th May.
Writing up notes all day.

26th May 1911.
Still glorious weather. Took the car
up the Luce valley to near the Ayrshire border.
Saw much evidence of the recent flood that broke
down a railway bridge near Glenwhilly. Tiny
rills had come down as torrents and at one
or two places the dykes had been broken down

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