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some extent delapidated but does not
appear to have been excavated.

Cairns Earshaig
On a plateau in a bend of the burn known
as the Earshaig Lake about 1/4 m. [mile] South by East
of East Easrshaig is a group of four cairns.
The two largest, approximately circular,
measure respectively in diameter 24 ft [feet] by20 ft. [feet] and
22 ft [feet] by 20 ft. [feet] and the highest has an
elevation of 3 ft. [feet]

Small Cairn Stanshielsrig
On he South side of the road to Kinnelhead
where it passes the Staneshielrig to the South
West of Beattock Hill and about a mile
to the East of East Earshaig at an
elevation of about 750 ft. [feet] over sea level
are a considerable number of small
cairns. Some of these were excavated
in ? 1911 by Mr. A. H. Bishop but with
negative results - none of these opened
contained cists.

23rd Sept. [September] 1912.
In a low lying meadow to the West of
Beattock Station is a small pentagonal
entrenchment measuring some 94 ft. [feet] by
69 ft. [feet] which was a puzzle to me as
it was clearly neither defensive not
pastoral. Mr Johnstone cleared up the
enigma by stating that it was the site

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