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it has evidently been filled in. At the S. [South]
end of the mound the ground is mushy.
The elevation from the bottom of the trench
to the summit of the mound is 8'.

Tongand Church
Stopping at Tongland church I found
that the bell, & the carved wooden panels
in the porch had been examined & the
latter photographed by MacGibbon.
The three armorial stones illustrated by
Harper are built into the wall of the old
church on the E. [East] side of the doorway. Let
into the wall of the old Mill & facing
across the roadway to the river is the
fourth stone illustrated in the "Rambler"
It measures about 18"by 16".

Fort. S. [Site]
Kinnan's Isle
At Deeside, on the W. [West] side of the Dee about
1 1/2 mile N. [North] of Tongland is a rocky ridge
no doubt at one time an island & known
as Kennan's Isle. It is overgrown, with
a hazel thicket and a dense tangle of
bramble & whin. On the summit are
indications of circular hollows but the
present misalliance of the undergrowth
makes observation of the surface impossible.
I could not see on the flanks any trace
of defensive work.