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[Margin] Cairn Bargratton

At the edge of a field about half way between Bargratton
and the W. [West] end of Bargratton Loch is a large
circular cairn measuring in diameter
some 60' and in elevation, at highest 8'.
A considerable amount of stone has been
removed from the top of it but neither cist
nor chamber are exposed.
About 1/2 m. [mile] to the S. [South] of Bargratton farm
and 175 yds [yards] WNW [West North West] of the cairn (no. __) is a
circular enclosure with a diameter of 60', surrounded by a
bank of earth & stone some 14' thick and
1'- 2' in height on the exterior according to the
level of the ground. Near the centre lies a
stony mound, elliptical in shape, with its
longest axis N [North] & S. [South] measuring 25' by 20' and
of about equal height with the surrounding
bank. There is a slight dip in the contour
of the bank towards the NE. [North East] which may
possibly have been an entrance. (The only
other construction resembling this that I
have seen was at Pullyhour, Caithness No. 147.
What these constructions are I do not know.)
This one is wrongly placed on the 1" O.S. [Ordnance Survey] map.)

[Margin] Bargratton Loch.
Foundations (O.S. [Ordnance Survey] Fort)

Near the centre of the E. [East] shore of Bargratton
Loch is a small island separated from the
shore at its nearest point by about 12' of shallow

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Transcriber's notes

Bargratton should be Bargatton