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measurement being at the W. [West] angle where a
mound some 3' high from the outside preserved
by the growth of a large ash tree, surmounts the
counterscarp. Along the SE. [South East] side the counterscarp
has been considerably ploughed down. The
area of the enclosure has been levelled and
cultivated and lies at a slightly lower level
than the ground to the NW. [North West] and WSW. [West South West] of it.
There is still evidence of the existence of a
parapet mound around the edge. The
N. [North] corner of the ditch has been filled with
cartloads of stones in recent times brought from
the outside but there is no indication of any
previously existing roadway across the
ditch.

Auchencairn Bruce's Well
At about 1/4 M. [Mile] N. [North] of the summit of the White
Hill close to the Kingston or Goukston Burn
and on the S. [South] side of it is a well known as
Bruce's Well.
To close our day Mr. Boreland took me to
Eccles House where dwelt some of his wife's
relations who gave us tea. It is a rambling
old fashioned house with a large walled
garden a part of which is now sown down
in grass.

21st June. 1912
On getting home yesterday I found a

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