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area with a fairly even floor lies at a depth of
some 10 ft. [feet] below the crest of the ramp
at the upper end
and gradually attains to the natural level of the
adjacent ground as it reaches the S E. [South East] end,
while the lower area is hollowed out to a depth
of some 5' below the natural ground level at
its upper side. There has been an entrance
into the upper enclosure from the N E. [North East]. and
possibly another into the lower area from the
S E. [South East] but the partial removal of the bank
renders to identification doubtful. From
the lower or S E [South East] end a stony mound of low
elevation runs down the hill side and was
formerly traceable through what is now cultivated
land. From the opposite or N W. [North West] end it is
observable passing up hill for a distance
of some 50 yds [yards]

Cairn Middleholm site
The cairn marked on the O.S. [Ordnance Survey] map (6") about 1/4 m. [mile]
W. [West] of Middleholm has been reduced to mere
foundations.

Heap of Iron Slag
About 150 yds. [yards] N W. [North West] of Old Irvine farm house
there is a heap iron slag, evidently the
site of a bloomery. It occupies a plateau
on the left bank of the Docken Burn
at an elevation of some 25' above the water.
Lime in the slag may indicate the method of fusion.