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and situation bears a resemblance to that which
rises from the centre of the garden at Logan in
Galloway, similarly within sight of the old castle.
Were they gallows mounds or were they connected
with some gardening fancy of the 16th or 17th century.

K. [Kirkmichael] Juxta ? Mote Newfarm
This is an irregularly circular hillock within
a wood situated some 400 yds. [yards] N [North] by W. [West] of Newfarm.
It is said to have borne the name of the Mote known
for generations but no sign whatever of
artificial shaping or construction is visible
upon it. There is an irregular trench like hollow
at its base on the West side but it is not
believed to be the remains of a defensive work.

Fort Rigfoot
This fort is situated in old pasture
land about 1/4 m. [mile] to the Westward of Rigfoot
cottage on the road from Carlisle to Moffat.
It occupies the greater part of a well defined
oblong hillock reaching to the edge of the
slope on either flank and crossing the
brow where the ground commences to
fall away to the Eastward. The plough has
greatly levelled the defences which appear to
have consisted of a single rampart with a
hollow in rear of it enclosing an oval area
measuring some 158 ft. [feet] by 130 ft. [feet] in diameter.
The rampart is now only a slight swelling on the surface

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