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cross wall, faced along the North side of the
entrance by a large slab some 4 ft. [feet] long laid on
its edge (of entrance to fort above Loch Brora Sutherland)
On the highest point of the interior there are
indications of one or two circular foundations.
On the exterior from a point opposite the
end of the North cross wall on the West
side a wall evidently ancient, if not
contemporary runs down towards the Kinnel
some 60 yards distant.
Directly to the North of the fort across a
slight hollow lie 3 or 4 small cairns
and to Eastward of the fort another group
lie adjacent to a bridge across the stream.
Fort Stiddrig
This fort is situated about 1/4 mile to the East S. [South] East of Stiddrig on the Northern ter:
:mination of a long irregular ridge which
mounts upwards from the West bank of
the Kinnell Water and commands a
prospect far up beyond the sources of
the stream over miles of moorland stretching
to Queensberry Hill on the Western horizon
Its elevation is some 700 feet above sea level.
From the site of the fort the hill descends
steeply except towards the South whence
a long hollow leads from the side of the
enciente overlooked by a higher eminence on the West.
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