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holding in in his dexter paw a thistle, in his sinister
a shield [sketch inserted here]: On a chief a saltire. This
stone is probably noted in Armstrong's Liddesdale &c.

Enclosure Upper Hill Unthank. (Unnoted)
This enclosure is situated on the hip of the
Upper Hill on the W. [West] side of the Ewes water opposite
Unthank, and to the N. [North] of the Sykefoot burn which flows
down in a series of cascades past a cottage at the
roadside. It is at an elevation of some 700' with
the ground declining sharply from it to E. [East] and
W. [West] and rising up above it. In form it is sub:
:oval measuring interiorly some 173' by 142' and
is surrounded by a stony bank some 14' broad
at base and rising to a height of about 3'. The
entrance has been on the lower side from the S. [South]
and some 25' in from it the interior has been
crossed by a stony bank cutting off about
1/4 of the area to the S. [South] with a gap through
it directly opposite the entrance. The interior
is less hollowed out than is generally the
case in these structures.

Enclosure. Mosspeeble Unnoted.
This enclosure is situated about [--] yds. [yards]
to the SE. [South East] of Mosspeeble farm occupying the
greater part of a plateau into which
the N. [North] slope of [--] hill breaks at an elevation of some 550' over sea level before dropping
to the Ewes valley. It has been oval in form
with a longest dia. [diameter] of some 250', surrounded by

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