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of the entrance to Little Balsmith farm is a
standing stone 7'.6" in height above the ground and
trapezoidal in section, measuring 2'.6" in breadth
on three sides and 3' on the fourth.

Fort. Dinnans.
Situated somewhat less than half a mile
SE. [South East] of Dinnans farm is a small promontory fort.
A low flat topped promontory falling gradually
to jagged rocks at the shore has been defended
to landward by a massive segmented mound of earth
and stone some 46' in thickness at base and
about 10' in height, with a trench
in front of it some 30' in breadth and now
4' or thereby in depth. The mound stops
short of the edge of the cliff on the S. [South] and the
grassy slope which defines the edge of the
promontory on the N. [North] so as to allow access
to the interior.

Fort. Dinnans.
Situated about 1/4 m. [mile] S. [South] of the last is another
fortified promontory some 70' or 80' in height
above the sea with a narrow grassy ridge
towards the NE. [North East] sloping steeply to rock some
20' above the water. A small ravine
terminating in a steep grassy slop
forms the S. [South] side of the promontory
and containing this there runs from
its S. [South] side to the edge of the promontory on the

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