Forts, Camps, etc. in Roxburghshire. By J. Qeikie. 141 



Do. : Bughtrig : Capehope Bum : Moat Knowe. 



[A fiiller description of the Moat Hill is contained in another com. 

 munication, as follows : — ] 



I find I have noted the extreme length (from north to south) of the 

 Moat Hill fortification as 166 yards — its breadth being 100 yards. A 

 spiral or circular pathway led up to the top of the hill, which has 

 been protected by upright slabs of porphyrite — and a similar waU 

 evidently circled round the top of the hill. The slabs have been 

 taken from the hillock itself— the top of which would doubtless be 

 somewhat levelled by the process. The top of the hill within the 

 fortification showed a number of crossing and intercrossing ridges, 

 which were I suppose foundations — and suggested to me that the 

 whole hill-top formed a kind of fortified dwelling for one or two 

 " small families," with separate waUed apartments. In the Outer 

 Hebrides I have seen similar arrangements in some of the more 

 primitive districts ; where to utilize space, one wall served as wall 

 for two separate abodes. I have seen the same in Iceland. The 

 distance between the Moat Hill and the circular encampment along- 

 side is about 100 feet. This camp is 150 feet in diameter. One 

 could not help fancying that this circular camp may have been 

 intended as a place for keeping cattle over night. 



Yett Bum : Himtfold Hill (1087 ft.) Very fine circular camp or hill-fort. 

 On the north side facing the hill-slope above are four intrenchments ; 

 while only three overlook the Yett burn. The inner camp measures 

 150 ft. across. From the centre of the inner camp to the outer 

 intrenchment is 320 ft. ; and 170 feet from same centre to the outer 

 ring on the south side. 



Do. : Head of Bum, north of Callaw Hope, Callaw Cairn, 1662 ft. : A 

 tumulus. 



Do. : Hut Knowe, fds of a mile N.W. of Hunthold Hill, on hill between 

 Yett Bum and Mainhope Bum : double intrenched circular fort, 250 

 ft. by 200. 



Heatherhope Burn : North Side : Blackbrough Bill : (1300 ft.) ; a circular 

 camp or fort, measuring 300 ft. by 200 ft. 



Do. : South side : Little Bough Law : circular camp measuring 200 ft. by 

 160 ft. About two-thirds of a mile above Heatherhope Shepherd's 

 house, another camp measuring 200 ft. by 200 ft. 



Bowmont Water : Upper tributaries of : 



Calroust Burn : in Crook Cleuch, two small circular camps, a little 



over 30 yards apart, measuring each about 100 ft. across. 

 Calroust Burn : The Castles ; fine camp with double intrenchment, 

 measuring 550 ft. by 250 ft. to 300 ft. An intrenchment curves 

 from the north of the camp down to the edge of a steep cliff of por- 

 phyrite which faces the Bum. Some 500 yds. d.E. of the Castles, 

 a straight intrenchment runs across the hill-top between Calroust 

 Bum and Alder Bum. 

 Windygate Hill on Border line (2034 ft.) : Tumulus : another lying 

 N.£. on same line at height of 1860 ft. 



