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less, Others are contemporaneous, and represent the strongholds 

 of less important or less wealthy chieftains. The party then drove 

 on to Ballyclare station, and a spare hour was utilised by some 

 of them in visiting two small forts half a mile from the station. 

 These, though not specially striking, also show a rampart and 

 outer ditch ; and some speculation arose as to the singularity of 

 two nearly similar forts, being raised within less than fifty paces 

 of each other. The subject may not be of first-rate importance, 

 but the earthen forts so numerous throughout Ireland are, 

 nevertheless, deserving of more attention than appears to have 

 been bestowed upon them. 



A rapid ride to Belfast terminated as delightful an excursion 

 as any that the present exceptional season has afforded. 



