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[Opposite page] sketch plan

This enclosure was excavated in 1910
by Mr. A.H. Bishop and the only relics
discovered were some stone pounders
which lay in the boat-shaped chamber.
Between the enclosure and the road to
the northward lie some three or four small
cairns.

Fort East Earshaig Unnoted
This fort is situated about 3/4 mile to the East
South East of Earshaig on the South
side of the road from Beattock and
a short distance to the Westward of the
Marchdyke. It occupies the top of a ridge
which stretches to the S. [South] West, protected by a
deep ravine on the South East severing it
from the higher ground beyond. The bank
of the ravine drops sharply with an elevation
of some 30 feet, and at the North East end
the ridge grows suddenly steep at the
opening of the ravine, but elsewhere from
the crest the ground dips with an
easy gradient. The form of the fort is
a semicircle with its chord resting on the
edge of the steep bank in direction from
N [North] East to South West containing an
interior area measuring 158 feet by 98 ft. [feet].
From the South West end round to

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