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very much reduced by ploughing the scarp on
the W. [West] being now hardly traceable. The ditch
said to have been filled in, now about 3'6" in
depth appears to have been from 30' to 40' in
width but its original delimitation is now very
uncertain. The E and S. [East and South] sides of the mound
which are best defined measure respectively
146' by 104'. It lies in a hollow with
higher ground immediately overlooking it on
the E and W. [East and West] and commands no prospect
whatever. To the N, [North] at the same level and adjacent
was formerly another smaller construction, now
unmeasurable.
We had several very heavy showers today
during our examination of the Ingleston Mote.
Mr Keith R. Murray took me out in his car and
assisted in our search for relics. (see p. 41a)

23rd Sept. 1911
Train to Dromore taking S. with me & bicycled
down the valley of the Fleet to Gatehouse. This
is one of the most beautiful vales in the S. [South] of
Scotland. The hills rise steeply all around
it from a densely wooded glen at the
foot of which nestles the little town of Gatehouse
with the Solway beyond. Dromore is the
nearest railway station 61/2 miles away & high
up on the moors some 500 or 600 ft. above the town.