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Kirkcormack Mote
This Mote is situated at the bend
of the river Dee and adjacent to the ruins
of Kirkcormack church. It rises directly
from the edge of the river to a height of
about 20’ and from the bottom of trench
which surrounds it on the bank 14'. The
trench is some 20’ in width & has been considerably destroyed by field dykes on S & SE. [South & South East]. The summit
of the mound is a somewhat irregular
oval measuring 67’ in greatest length by
56' in width but as its edge is considerably
broken away towards the NE. [North East] its original con:
:tour was undoubtedly more symmetrical.
It is slightly concave.

Gillfoot of Nethirthird
In a region of numerous small
hillocks and about 1/2 m. [mile] NW. [North West] of Nethirthird
is one situated in the angle of a field which
appears to have been utilised as a small
defensive site. The hillock rises to a
height of about 10’ and has an almost
circular summit measuring some 53’
from E [East] to W. [West] by 61’ from N. [North] to S. [South]. Around
its edge except towards the E. [East] there
are the remains of a low summit rampart.
A spur for the most part natural projects
to the Southward and at 50’ outwards
has met two rampart mounds from SE [South East] &

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