14 ANCIENT FORTIFICATIONS in 



wafted here than upon Knock-farril or Craig-Phadrick ; but as 

 neither I myfelf, nor two other gentlemen who examined this 

 hill along with me, could perceive the fmalleft appearance of 

 vitrification, I am inclined to believe, that, in this inftance, 

 Mr Williams's fondnefs for his new difcovery has a little 

 blinded him in his obfervations. Dun-Evan has, in my appre- 

 henfion, been fortified with walls of dry flone and earth ; but 

 thefe of great thicknefs, and very compadlly built, as appears 

 by their remains at this day. The entry Mr Williams fup- 

 pofes to have been at the eaft end, where there has been, as al- 

 ready bbferved, a prodigious rampart of ftones. But in this 

 particular he is evidently miftaken. The entry has, without 

 doubt, been upon the weft fide, where there is a ferpentine 

 road from the bottom to the fummit, extremely confpicuous, 

 which is vifibly continued for a confiderable diftance along the 

 low ground at the foot of the hill, and is regularly formed, by 

 filling up hollows and levelling rocky heights which lay in its 

 way. 



The inclofed fpace on the fummit of the Caftle-hill of Fin- 

 haven, is of much greater extent than that upon Craig-Phadrick 

 or Dun-Evan. The area is about 140 yards in length, and 

 above forty in breadth. The vitrified remains of a rampart 

 are extremely vlfible all around the fummit, which is cleared of 

 ftones and levelled, unlefs at one end, where there is a great 

 hollow fpace feparated from the reft of the area, and probably de- 

 ftined exclufively for the keeping of cattle. The remains of 

 ftrudlure upon this hill are, in other refpedls, nearly fimilar to 

 thofe on Craig-Phadrick and Dun-Evan. 



Another fortified hill, which is not among thofe enume- 

 rated by Mr Williams, I have likewife vifited, and have exa- 

 mined with particular attention. This is Dun-Jardel, a very 

 high hill, which rifes in a beautiful, irregular, conic figure, 

 on the fouth fide of Loch-Nefs, about two miles to the eaftward 

 of the fall of Fyers. The fummit is acceflTible only on the 



fouth 



