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the centre an excavation has been made to
a depth of about 4' but no cist is exposed.

8th Augt. [August] 1911.
Crossmichael Par. [Parish]
Crofts Mote
Around the flat top of a low hill which
rises from amidst cultivated fields with a
general elevation of some 40' to 50' about 1 m. [mile]
SE. [South East] of Crossmichael village and adjacent to
the farm of Crofts are the defences of a fort,
bearing the name of Crofts Mote. In form
the enceinte is an irregular oval lying with
its longest axis N. [North] and S. [South] somewhat flattened
on the E [East] with a deeper curve on
the W. [West] side, and measuring interiorly 297' from
N. [North] to S. [South] by 185' from E [East] to W [West]. The ground has its
steeper gradient on the sides of the fort and
rises by an easier slope towards either end.
Around the summit is a steep artificial scarp
with a general height of about 10' rising from
a terrace the breadth of which has been regulated
by the natural slope, and varying from about
12' in width on the NW [North West] to 26' on the S [South].
On the flanks the edge of the terrace rests on a
lower scarp but at the ends a
low rampart or parapet surmounts both
scarps while at the N. [North] end curved
segmentally across the front some 17' beyond
the second rampart. The entrance has

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