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by the precipitous side of the lynn an arrangement
frequently observed in this class of fort. From the
West there is a slight filling of the trench to form
a gangway to the interior and thence Southward
to the edge of the ravine the inner rampart has
an elevation some 253 ft [feet] lower than to Northward,
it is doubtful however if this is original as
there is no break in the continuity of the outer
mound as it passes it.
This fort may be compared with a number of
others in Wigtown. Maculloch's Castle, &c. in Kirk:
:cudbright and Bogle Walls in Eskdale in this
county. Beside their situation on the edge of a
steep bank or ravine, and the semi-oval or
semi-circular form they are usually character:
;ised by the depth of their enclosing ditch and
boldness of their rampart.

Fort Mollins (4)
This fort is situated on the crest of a ridge
at an elevation of [blank] over sea level and
about 1/2 m, [mile] N. [North] by E. [East] of the farm of Mollins
It appears to have been an oval enclosure
with its longest axis N. [North] and S. [South] measuring
interiorly 156 ft. [feet] by 140 ft. [feet] divided by a cross
rampart or wall in such a way as to cut
off a semi-lunar segment amounting to about 1/3 of the
interior area at the N. [North] end. The whole en:

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