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surrounded by a belt of trees and a wall no longer
effective to keep the cattle out. The "Doon" is a
circular or elliptical construction surrounded by a single
bank of earth and stone rising but little above
the level of the interior but with a scarp some
9' - 10' in height at the W. [West] and about 5' towards
the E [East]. In thickness the bank measures as far as
is possible to judge, some 20' and appears to be of
earth or earth and stone. A gap at the E. [East]
end some 8' to 9' in width probably marks
the position of the entrance while the gap
towards the SW. [South West] is clearly secondary. The
longest axis is E [East] & W. [West] along which the diameter
is 182' while from N. [North] to S. [South] it is 161'.

Kirkpatrick Durham. Margley Fort.
On the edge of the high ground which slopes
upwards to the East of Margley farm on the
400' contour line and overlooking the valley of
the Urr is a small circular fort, surrounded
by a double concentric mound with a
flat intervening area some 19' in width
showing no indication of its having been dug
out to form a ditch. The inner mound where
preserved is 1 1/2' to 2' in height and the outer
one is also low. The interior diameter, measured
from crest to crest is from N [North] to S. [South] 111' and
from E [East] to W [West] 114'. On the W. [West] side some 50'

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