Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . NOTICE OF A CRANXOG AT BAKHAPPLE LOCH. 189 stones may have been arranged in order, but there has beentoo much disturbance by the plough to make this more thana guess. For a long time I regarded such rings as smallforts; but have lately begun to think they may have beenplaces of interment. I have heard of three instances inwhich the plough, in levelling down such rings, turned upcrocks of coarse pottery, not in the enclosed space, but in therings themselves. The attention of obse
Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . NOTICE OF A CRANXOG AT BAKHAPPLE LOCH. 189 stones may have been arranged in order, but there has beentoo much disturbance by the plough to make this more thana guess. For a long time I regarded such rings as smallforts; but have lately begun to think they may have beenplaces of interment. I have heard of three instances inwhich the plough, in levelling down such rings, turned upcrocks of coarse pottery, not in the enclosed space, but in therings themselves. The attention of observers elsewhere iscalled to this fact. Half a mile due north from the Barhapple crannog, pass-ing Knockiecore, Barrel Hill, and Derniemore Hill on theleft, and Tamrieroach Moss, Derhagie Hill, and BlairderryHill on the right, just beyond the old military road, wereach a low rocky hill surrounded by a peat bog, whichunfortunately has lost its ancient name, and is called fromits broad shape the Braid Hill. It is on the farm of HighDergoals; and Mr. Dougan, the tenant, told me that manyyears ago he found, in cutti
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