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in diameter 54' to 56', and in elevation 9' - 10' on
the E [East] where the ground level is lower and
7' on the W. [West]. The cairn is ancient in appearance
and tradition connects it with the adventures
of Robert the Bruce in this region in 13[--]. In
which connection it is said to have been erected
by the wife of the miller of Polmaddy as a
monument to the memory of her king who
had rewarded her with a grant of land
in the neighbourhood for effecting his
escape when pursued by the English, concealing
him among the sacks of corn behind the
hopper of the mill. Its very remote situ:
:ation renders its sepulchral character
doubtful. (See Harper & op. cit. [opere citato])

Deil's Dyke
Immediately to the S. [South] of the bridge
which carries the roadway to Nether Knockreoch
across the Polharrow Burn the O.S. [Ordnance Survey] indicates
a section of the Deil's Dyke rising up Stranfasket Hill to the
W. [West] of the wood on the S. [South] side of the valley.
The structure so noted is an old stone dyke
only 2' wide at base, entirely ruined but which
has never been of any formidable dimensions.
I do not think this can be regarded as a
portion of the Deil's dyke at all.
In the hope of seeing the minister, Mr. McNaughton

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