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provide shelter for their sheep, and beacons have
been erected on the summit. There is no sign of
any attempt at excavation.
Some 60 ft. [feet] to the Westward is a small circular
cairn measuring some 24 ft [feet] in diameter and
some 3 ft. [feet] in height evidently unexcavated.

Hut Circle
On the moor about 100 yds [yards] to the S W. [South West] is the foundation
of a hut circle consisting of a ring of boulders
projecting little above the ground level some 5 ft. [feet]
in breadth and enclosing an area measuring 31 ft. [feet] in diameter.
The position of the entrance is not apparent.

Johnstone No. 8 Enclosure Edgemoor
This enclosure is situated by the edge of the
steep East bank of the Kirtle Water about
1/2 m. [mile] to the South West of the farm of Edgemoor
It has been oval in form lying with its longest
axis E by N [East by North] and W by S [West by South] measuring 150 ft. [feet] by 130 ft. [feet]
or thereby. Its N W [North West] arc has been destroyed in
the formation of a road and the rest of its
defence has been greatly pillaged for stones.
It has been surrounded by a massive stone
wall of which only a small section some
40 ft. [feet] in length remains on the N W. [North West] adjacent to the
hedge bounding the road. The large blocks
which have formed the lower course on the
outer face still remain in situ indicating a
breadth for the wall of some 10 ft. [feet]. The interior

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