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To 80° [Meg.]
Scale 10' = 1 inch

2 to 3 ft. on the interior with a slight trench to
the outside some 24 feet in width. The rampart is
formed of earth and stone the upcast of the
trench. As it approaches the steep slopes it
diminishes in height and on the North West it is
barely traceable. The interior area which is
approximately circular has measured some
280 ft. [feet] in diameter. The entrance has probably
been from the East not far from where the
gradient takes a steeper pitch to Northward.

Kirkpatrick Juxta. Manse.
Built above the door of an old building now
a byre at Kirkpatrick Juxta Manse is a
panel inscribed [M G B 1626] while below it is
the later inscription "Mr W. S. 1737 Si
Deus pro nobis quis contra nos." The
initials are those of the ministers at the
respective dates and I believe the building
is a former Manse but the Rev. [Reverend] Mr. Brodie's
correspondence gives information and should be
consulted.

Standing Stones Dyke
On the East side of the road from Beattock
to Moffat about a mile to the South of the
latter and adjacent to Dyke are three
standing stones. Measuring above ground
3', 3'.9" and 5' in height and from 3 ft. [feet] to 3ft. [feet]
3 inches in breadth. They all face in different

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