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attitudes, the whole very rococco in style.

Fort. Kirk Burn. Durisdeer.
About 1 m. [mile] to the NE. [North East] of Durisdeer Church up the
glen of the Kirk Burn is situated a small
oblong rectangular entrenched earthwork.
The glen is narrow and its sides
steep and from Penbane Hill on its Eastern
flank a spur projects into it on the crest
of which the fort is situated looking out
beyond it to Tynron Doon
some 9 miles away. The ground falls
away sharply on both flanks and also to the
SW. [South West] - the main axis of the fort being from
NE. [North East] by N. [North] to SW. [South West] by W. [West]. The enciente measures
some [--] by [--] and has been surrounded
by a parapet mound still some 3' in height
on the flanks, some 6' at either side of the
entrance which has been through the centre of the NE [North East] end, and still massive at the opposite
extremity. The trench which defends the
construction on all sides measures some
15' in width,
increasing to 25' on either side of the
entrance where between it and the base of the

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