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There is a gap through the ramparts towards
the E [East] and as the inner mound is broader
on either side it is probably the original entrance
but as the interior and the trench are
regularly cropped this is uncertain. The
whole fort has suffered much from cultivation
and only towards the SE. [South East] does the outer
rampart any longer remain. Beside the
supposed entrance the inner rampart is 22'
in width, the intervening trench 8': and the
outer mound also 8': elsewhere these respective
measurements are 10', 12' and 11'. The height
of the rampart is inconsiderably. Though
the defences overgrown with grass have
the appearance of ramparts there is so
much stone exposed on them that they have
possibly been built.

Castle Muir Fort
This fort is situated about 3/4 m. [mile] S. [South] of Ros:
:carrel at the E [East] of Bartoces Bay on a
rocky flat topped point whose sides
rise precipitously from the shore to
a height of 80' or 100'. The defences consist
of a single segmental trench carried from
cliff to cliff 37' in width across the top & 23'
across the bottom, having an earthen
rampart surmounting the scarp with

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