Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick . re they converge above a bank which slopes abruptly to theMonynut Burn. At the south end, from crest to crest of rampart,these defences measure 66 feet across. At the northern extremityand abutting on the outer rampart are the remains of a circularenclosure, within a single rampart. The entrances are not very distinct,but there appear to have been two through the outer rampart—onefrom the east side, and the other from the north. Several circularfoundations are apparent partially against and upon the inner ramp
Sixth report and inventory of monuments and constructions in the county of Berwick . re they converge above a bank which slopes abruptly to theMonynut Burn. At the south end, from crest to crest of rampart,these defences measure 66 feet across. At the northern extremityand abutting on the outer rampart are the remains of a circularenclosure, within a single rampart. The entrances are not very distinct,but there appear to have been two through the outer rampart—onefrom the east side, and the other from the north. Several circularfoundations are apparent partially against and upon the inner ramparton the east side, and there is another situated outside the innerrampart at the north end close to the west side. Adjacent to theouter rampart on the east side are several circular depressions, the * This reference throughout is to the maps, 6-inch scale. INVENTORY OF MONUMENTS, ETC., IN COUNTY OF BERWICK. 6 Parish of Abbey St distinct of which has a diameter of 11 feet and a depth of 2 interior appears to have been at one time under cultivation. I. 100 Ifftj Ftg. 1.—Hill Fort, Shannabank Hill (No. 3). Some irregular foundations lie at the edge of the bank some 200 yardssouth of the fort. They are probably of later date. , Ber., x. NW. Visited 5th August 1908. Miscellaneous. 4. Blackdyke.—About J mile north-west of the Moorhouse therepasses from the Ecclaw road westwards, in the direction of AbbeySt Bathans, a trench known as a portion of the Blackdyke. It issunk a foot or two below the level of the adjacent land, and is about10 feet in breadth. There is no sign of a marginal mound, but thereis an outcrop of stones all along its course on either side. , Ber, x. NW. (unnoted). Visited 5th August 1908. Sites. 5. Strafontane (Trois fontaines) Church and Graveyard.— indicates this site on the right bank of the Monynut Waterabout f mile above Abbey St Bathans, but no remains exist. Ber., x. NW. Visited 5th Augus
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