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adjacent to the hollow on the NW. [North West] is suggestive
of an entrance and in rear of it a slight depression
is visible leading towards the summit.
The situation of this mote is very secluded at
the head of a remote glen and among
high rolling hills at an elevation of 800' over sea level. In its construction from
a simple hillock unaffected by art except for its surrounding
trench and terrace it bears
a remarkably close resemblance to the mote
at Moatland in Glencairn parish.

Durisdeer Mote Hill Ballaggan.
This mote hill is situated in cultivated
land to the E. [East] of Ballagan farm house from
which it is distant some 200 yds. [yards]. It is a flat-
-topped artificial hillock erected on the end
of a slight natural terrace which has probably
here projected to a point and above which
it rises about 8', while at the opposite side its elevation is 18'. Whatever defences have ex:
:isted to the Southward in the direction of the
terrace have completely disappeared but around
the remainder of the mound at 10' below the
summit, is a trench or
terrace now for the most part the latter
with a width of from 9' to 10'. The summit
measures some 27' in diameter, its surface
has been considerably interfered with probably
by weeds & rubbish being deposited on it.