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this is the site of an Edwardian Castle with
angle towers & curtain walls between. We
visited the old house of the Maclellans which
I suggested might be placed under the Anc. [Ancient]
Mon. [Monuments] Act. An idea which seemed to commend
itself to the proprietor, Capt. [Captain] Hope.

Twynholm Par. [Parish]
Kirkchrist Mote
The remains of this fort are situated about
¼ m. [mile] S W. [South West] of Kirkchrist on an oblong gravel
hillock rising with a slight inclination
from SSW. [South South West] to NNE. [North North East] gradually becoming steeper along
the flanks and terminating in a point in the
latter direction with a gentle fall of 20' or thereby
The hillock has been much under cultivation
and at the SSW [South South West] end the defensive lines have
been entirely ploughed down. The enceinte
appears to have been an oval with a steep
scarp around the summit, falling at
the NN E [North North East] end to a trench or terrace about 12' in width & some 6'
below, seemingly merging into the natural
slopes on the flanks. Along the edge of the
saddle backed summit there is also an indication of a
terrace dipping on either side towards the
SSW. [South South West] extremity. At the NNE [North North East] end is a stony mound probably the
last remnant of a summit rampart. The ploughing of the surface
has, however, rendered the original features
very uncertain. The fort appears to have
belonged to the same class as Crofts, Tarkirra &c.