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Calmore Castle.
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and constructed of an oak frame, composed of large logs and planks bound together by wooden pins. This frame was enclosed by long poles, standing upright and fastened by mortices. In April 1835, at the crannog, a flat bottomed boat of oak was discovered, containing several oak boards that served as
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Calmore Castle no longer exists. Its remains were carried off by a local tenant, John McKee, for building work.
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