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forming a high circular arch at a point where
the stream is narrowed to a deep pool by the
intrusion of rocks from either side. Locally this
bridge is called Roman but though is antiquity
is undoubted it shows no feature which is
Roman. A fifteenth or perhaps sixteenth century
date is the earliest it warrants. It is most
picturesquely situated in moorland with no
road leading to or from it. Unfortunately the
state of the weather made a photograph im:
:possible. MacGibbon must report on it.

21st & 22nd July 1911.
To discover whether the Teroy "fort" was
as, I suspected a broch, I engaged two work:
:men with Sir Herbert Maxwell's approval, to do
a couple of days exploration. Fortunately the
weather was at least moderately good on the first
day and excellent on the second. Previous to
excavation I had observed a segment of the
inner face of the wall which indicated the probable
character of the structure. Starting from this
I proceeded to follow the wall around the
interior and proved to my satisfaction that
the structure was a typical broch.

26th July 1911.
Train to Newton Stewart thence bicycled to Minnigaff
where I called on the Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Reid & learned that
there is only one stone with a black letter inscription

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