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measures 28' x 18' and is about 3'.6" high
They extend along the hill in a band about
150-200 yds. [yards] wide. There are remains of old
walls running through among them from
E to W. [East to West] and another is apparent along the
lower side going N. and S. [North and South]. About 150 yds. [yards]
to the N. [North] of the pony path a crescentic hollow
in the hill face 28' cross and 8' deep is
lined with stones and faces SW [South West]. Towards
the N [North] end of the group are the remains of
a hut circle, the bank of which is much
worn down, measuring interiorly 26' x 29'
and entering from SW. [South West]. The details of the
entrance &c. are indefinite. Some 60 yds. [yards]
E [East] of it at higher level there appear to be the
foundations of a number of small contiguous
circular enclosures but the remains are
very indefinite. To the N. [North] of the group
are the remains of walls forming field-like
enclosures. One of these is irregularly
quadrangular and contains about 1/2 acre.
At the NW. [North West] corner a hut circle opens out
of it measuring about 28' x 34' with a
bank about 6' thick. From the back
of the circle the wall runs Northward.
A little further N. [North] and some 3/4 m. [mile] N. [North] of the
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