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No. 3. Two oval enclosures or small forts, with walls of stone, 

 mucli ruined : that to the west of Alder Burn measures 75 feet 

 by 60 feet from the centre to centre of wall : that to the east side 

 measuring 150 feet by probably 100 feet, but the side furthest 

 up the hill is effaced. As already stated these forts are close to 

 the ancient track which here crosses the burn. At the crossing 

 this road is very interesting, descending the west bank in two 

 deep cuttings, and on the east curving away from the ford in 

 two terraces, the edges of which have been built of stone. 

 There is a very similar crossing in the Catrail where it passes 

 the Dod Burn, near the foot of Barry Syke. At the risk of 

 repeating myself, I draw pointed attention to this similarity in 

 the methods of these works. It is also of importance, because 

 in several parts of the country there are remains of such 

 crossings where the tracks connecting with them have dis- 

 appeared. 



No. 4. Oval enclosure 180 feet long, just behind school- 

 house, has a single wall much flattened down. Half of this 

 enclosure is inside the arable field, and is rapidly disappearing. 



No. 5. An oval enclosure on north slope of Mow* Law, is 

 very similar to No. 4. It is in full view of the modern road 

 coming up Bowmont Water. 



No. 6. Two considerable enclosures in the side of Crock or 

 Crook Burn, and under Crock Law, which rises close behind them 

 with a steep and craggy face. The higher or more westerly of 

 the two is nearly square, with corners rounded. The walls are 

 of stone in very large blocks. Along the higher side the wall is 

 8 feet in thickness, and the end walls measure about 6 feet, 

 they are without mortar. The dimensions inside the walls are 

 about 105 feet east and west by 75 feet. There are the remains 

 of very strong interior walls, and of two or three large 

 heaps of stone, as if some considerable building had fallen 

 down. Only one entrance is certain ; it is at the lower I 

 corner, on the side next the burn.f The lower of the two 



* There are two hills of this name on the Map ; this refers to the 

 smaller of the two below Mowhangh. 



t May this not be the Crocstown given by Walter the Stewart to Eobert 

 Oroc who followed him into Scotland. Some other of these enclosures 

 more Celtic in type than this bear evidence of having been in use during 

 the middle ages. Crokescroft also occurs in early charters. 



