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2' in height. Around the margin there are
no signs of any defensive walls.
On the most Southerly of the two islets to the
W. [West] of it and occupying the greater part of its surface
is a low flat mound covered with humus measuring
some 40' in length by 20' in breadth with
large boulders at its base raising the level
of the surface a few feet above the highest level
of the loch. From the N. [North] end of this island
a pier or causeway of stones which appeared to
be artificial projected towards the large
island but was not traceable across the
intervening space. It is probable that
the remains on this and the smaller island
at the South end are prehistoric.
On enquiring at the village of Knowe for
an upright stone set on an eminence
near the Bladnoch & by some associated
with the covenanters I was informed by
an ancient & intelligent resident who
had dwelt there all his life that no
such thing was known. As the object
at best seemed unimportant and of doubtful
antiquity I did not go in search of it.
I bicycled home by the old road from
Glenrazie to Shermanton to see a

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