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Some 400 yds. [yards] W. [West] of Little Swordale within the wood
near the SW. [South West] point of a portion of the cultivated
land which projects to the SW. [South West] is a defensive
construction.
It is
formed of a circle with an interior diameter of
about 35 ft. [feet] enclosed within an outer circle some
19' distant at the WNW, [West North West], and gradually con:
:verging towards the ESE. [East South East]. In the interior and
somewhat to the SE. [South East] of the centre is a small circular
foundation with ruined walls and a diameter over all
of from 6' to 7' feet having had an entrance from
the W. [West]. The inner circle has been entirely composed
of stone, now a structureless mass about 8' across
and has been entered from the E.S.E. [East South East]. The outer
circle is composed of stones
about 14' thick on base and is pierced by a
passage about 8' across which is not apparent through the
circumference of the inner circle opposite on the NW [North West]
On the S. [South] the outer circle is a broad bank of stones
which on the E [East] tapers away until
it is represented by a single line of stones
set on end and contiguous about 1' to 2' high
which join the inner circle on the N & S [North & South] sides of
the entrance. The main entrance has been

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