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Minsca to Linnhall, near the Back Burn and almost
3/4 ms. [miles] S. [South] of the latter place three hut circles with
low banks of earth or turf. one measuring 30 ft. [feet]
by 28 ft. [feet] interiorly, the
second some 60 yds. [yards] further down the burn 26 ft. [feet]
and the third some 30 yds. [yards] away from the last 24 ft. [feet]
Opposite the second on the other side of the
road is an oblong flat topped mound with
an elevation of about 2 ft. [feet] evidently the ruins
of a clay on turf hut.
The weather is as bad as it can be and
I had a very wet ride home on my bicycle
not getting home till 1/4 to 8.0. I have
hardly done any motoring since I came
here & ride on an average 20 miles a day
on my bicycle.

20 Augt. [August] 1912.
Lochmaben Woodycastle
Occupying the summit of an eminence in
cultivated land about 1 m. [mile] to the N W. [North West] of Lochmaben
and 100 yds [yards] or thereby to the W. [West] of the farm of
Lochbank is the fort of Woodycastle. In form
it is approximately circular measuring some
212 ft. [feet] in diameter from crest to crest and is
surrounded by a massive rampart of earth
or stone rising some 3 to 4 ft [feet] in height above
the interior level and steeply scarped to a

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