Almagill, a hill in Dalton parish, Dumfriesshire, 7 miles E of Dumfries, consists of Silurian rock, and rising to a height of 720 feet, commands a view of nearly all Annandale. On its northern slope is a very distinct British camp, called Range Castle, 306 feet in diameter, with a surrounding ditch 9 feet deep and 27 wide.
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