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and somewhat higher on the opposite side.
Along the crest of the rocky scarp are visible
the remains of stony rampart or wall some
7' to 8' in thickness extending along the front
for a distance of 218' or thereby with a return
towards the edge of the dividing chasm at its
Western extremity. Through the centre of this
defence between two points of rock has been
the entrance now confused by a mass of
displaced stones. The surface of the
promontory is broken by many low
outcropping rocks with sheltered grassy hollows
among them. At either end of the trench
there is a stone revetment built in connection
with kelp gathering operations formerly
conducted here and the well-like construction
at the S.W. [South West] end is said to have been a shaft
up which the sea weed was hoisted by a windlass.
See Ayr & Gall.[Ayrshire & Galloway] V. [5] p. [page] 66. plan.
About ? 1/2 m. [mile] further along the coast is a
rock connected similarly to the mainland
but very precipitous on its landward face,
which is evidently Dinmurchie referred
to by Rev. [Reverend] G. Wilson. I tried to scale the
rocky face but as the foothold was
so slight & the rocky points which I

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