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traversed by a rough causeway. Somewhat to the
N. [North] of the highest point of the island are the re:
:mains of an oblong building with rounded corners
measuring over all some 36' by 20' with walls
3' in thickness. At no point is the wall more than
two stones in height and there are not sufficient
stones lying around to indicate that the stone
work of the superstructure had been much higher. In the S W. [South West] corner
in the inside there is more building material
than elsewhere as if this had been the position
of the chimney. Adjoining this site and parallel
are the remains of a small enclosure probably of
turf on a stone foundation, while a few yards
further down the slope to the N. [North] is another
small elliptical foundation measuring over
all 28' by 14'. The whole island is overgrown
with bracken but as far as ascertainable there
is on it no trace of defensive works.

13th Sept. 1911.
Wrote notes & in the evening visited the Bore:
:land of Parton Mote which I found to be
of interest sufficient to warrant a plan.
It is of the true mote type on a natural site.
A hillock washed at its base along one
side by the Boreland burn and enclosed
by a trench cut through rock opening on
the bank of the burn at one end and at

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