Dirlot Castle (7)
Canmore states that 'Some 30ft out from the base of the rock on the side away from the river are the remains of a stony rampart or wall about 6ft in height.'  This wall was where the bracken covered hummocks are, this side of the path passing round below the rock.  Obviously getting horses up to the castle's courtyard would have been impossible, so it is probably fair to assume there was a stable here below the rock.  There's also a lot of loose rock round the base of the castle rock, which appears to have come from the tower's walls.
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