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some 25' in elevation above the river and at the S. [South]
end of a hillock traversed by the road from Langholm
to Eskdalemuir In plan it is rectangular measuring
about 110' by 100' and is surrounded by a
trench some 25' broad and 6' in depth below
the scarp. A mound forms the counterscarp
sharply defined on the S. [South] and E. [East] rising some 5'
above the bottom of the trench on the S. [South] and 3' on
the E. [East]. On the W. [West] the defences have been destroyed
by the formation of the road. Almost in the
centre of the E. [East] side facing the river there has
been an entrance seemingly some 7' to 8' wide
when it passes through the outer mound. This
construction is marked on the O.S. [Ordnance Survey] Maps as the
site of a chapel.

Enclosure Watcarrick
On the slope of the hillside just overlooking
the narrow glen of a burn about 1/4 m [mile] to the S. [South] of
Watcarrick Farm is a pearshaped enclosure
surrounded by a stony bank much reduced
in height and spread. At the broader end
from the W. [West] side the bank curves inward across
the interior dividing it into two portions. At the
upper end there is a deep semicircular recess
against the bank which appears to have been
excavated. The entrance has been into the
lower end. This construction shows no

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