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said that numerous hut sites recognisable
by the charred deposits were disturbed in a
deep ploughing some years ago. Numbers of flint
flakes have been found in the vicinity.

Deil's Dyke.
The Dyke passes along the lower slope of the hill
-side just above the enclosed land some 200 yds. [yards]
to the N. [North] of Townhead farm. In appearance
it is an earthern bank with a
trench on the upper side running irregularly
across the brae face measuring some 8' broad
at base narrowing upwards, and some 2' in height while the trench
has a breadth of about 7' and is now shallow.
Where the bank has been broken by sheep it is
shown to be formed with a core of boulders
laid horizontally.

Eccles Entrenchment. (unnoted)
Situated on a level plateau about 1/2 m. [mile]
to the S. [South] of Eccles
House is an entrenchment, foursided with
rounded off angles. A line bisecting it lies ENE. [East North East]
and WSW. [West South West] and measures 127' in length, while
the length of the WSW. [West South West] end is 132' and of the
ENE. [East North East] end 112'. The ditch which encloses this
area measures, where best preserved, some
31' in width and has a depth of about 4'.6"
below the scarp, and from 5' to 9' below
the crest of the counterscarp the latter

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