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Carved lintel Murraythwaite
Built into Murraythwaite House above the
South garden door is a stone on which
are carved the initials W M and I.G, for
William Murray and Jean Greirson, and
the date 1660. Above on a pediment shaped
stone are two shields bearing arms. Dexter:
3 mullets, Sinister 3 cushions.

4th Oct. [October] 1912.
Kirkpatrick Fleming Fort Sprinkell
Situated in a thick plantation and
about 1/2 mile to the South East of Springkell
House is an oval enclosure measuring some 2' in height on interior face, (O.S. [Ordnance Survey] measurements) surrounded
by an earth and stone bank some 5 feet
in height on the exterior and 20 feet broad
at base having in front of it a slight & very narrow trench
which is probably modern. Along the South
arc there is a banket on the inner part
of the rampart some 6 to 7 feet wide. Near
the centre of the South side there is a break
in the rampart not, however, sunk to
the level of the interior and on the East
there approaches the enciente from a
North-Easterly direction a bank some 11 feet in breadth.
The situation is the end of a slight ridge at
an elevation of some 300 feet over sea level.

Kirkcormell Churchyard Springkell
Lying some 30 feet S. [South] of the East end of the
church lie four slabs of red sandstone varying from
5 ft. [feet] 11 ins. [inches] to 6 ft. [feet] 5 ins. [inches] in length and

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