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of Mr. MacCargo the local watchmaker and
an enthusiastic antiquary. He occupies a
small cottage consisting of two room & an
attic, which serve as work-shop, living room,
& bedroom, and, more particularly, museum.
every available corner and most of the wall
space being covered with curiosities ranging
from a fine stone axe head & celts to grand:
:fathers' clocks and 17th century oak fur:
:niture. Though having to
raise money occasionally being under the
necessity of trading, he is no dealer and
only will part with a treasure with the
greatest reluctance. There are few pre:
:historic sites, old carved stones, or other
relics within a wide radius of his home
that he does not know. I was amused
to find that his wide topographical knowledge
had been acquired in making periodic
visits, mostly on foot, to the tall clocks
that tick the time in the remote farm houses
of the neighbourhood. I greatly enjoyed
his society for an afternoon touring to
the forts & cairns.

Fort Minnydow.
Some [--] yds. [yards] to the W. [West] of the farm buildings
of Minnydow is a fort formed around the

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