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Morton Par. [Parish] Fort Morton Mains Hill.
reasons for an early 15th century date.
Morton Mains Hill is a prominent grassy emin:
:ence which rises to an elevation of 1076' above
sea level to the N. [North] of Morton Mains farm. The
E. [East] side of the hill has a very abrupt declivity
to the Kettleton Burn while the gradient from
the other points of the compass though less
severe is also fairly steep. Across the S. [South] end
of the summit and along the W. [West] flank at
an elevation some 20' below the crest runs
a rampart formed evidently from the
upcast of a slight ditch facing it to the
exterior. This rampart and ditch are
not carried round the N. [North] end of the sum:
:mit nor are they elsewhere continuous
though the one always accompanies the other.
On the S. [South] front there are no less than
three wide gaps, the widest 35' across where
neither trench nor rampart have existed.
Both run continuously along the W. [West] for a
distance of 380'. The peculiar imperfection of
this defensive work gives it the appearance
of a construction whose progress has been
arrested before completion.

Durisdeer. Fort Langknowe
This fort has been situated on the summit
of a grassy ridge some 300 yds. [yards] to the W [West] of

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