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and approximately a square, the
actual measurements at base being 97', on the N. [North] 114' on the
E. [East] 103' on the S. [South] and 102' on the W. [West]. The surface of
the mound has long been under cultivation
and the edges of the scarps have been some:
:what broken down but where best preserved
they rise to a height of from 6' to 9' above
the floor of the enclosing ditch. The ditch
shows a width of about 60' across the top
but has been much destroyed by ploughing
and except along the S. [South] and to a less extent
on the E. [East] side the counterscarp has almost
disappeared. On the N [North] & E. [East] the counterscarp
appears to have been banked up to some
extent. The area of the mound above the
ditch is not now level but rises towards the
NE. [North East]: the gradient may to some extent be due
to the action of the plough. Where a section
of the mound has been exposed by the falling
away of soil on the S. [South] side a number of large
water worn boulders are exposed laid to some
extent in courses.
Called on the minister at Durisdeer & visited
the church where there is a notable monument
to one of the Queensberry family & his wife showing
two figures in white marble reclining in uncomfortable

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