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Eastward, connected by a narrow neck
some [--] ft. [feet] lower in elevation, a
pointed hillock, both of which have formed
parts of a large promontory fort. On the N. [North] the
level at the edge of the high heughs is maintained
to the top of the promontory, but passing
across the front is a broad hollow which
gradually deepening leads downward to
the glen on the S. [South]. At the N. [North], across the higher
level, two deep trenches have been dug
some 26' in width from crest of scarp to that
of counterscarp, and 7' in depth and between
them, and in front and rear, large mounds
have been erected with a slight trench be:
:fore the outer mound at the edge of the
heugh. These defences extend for a distance
of [--],
thereafter faced by the hollow the outer
mound and the trench within it have been
dispensed with. Passing round to the steep
S. [South] flank of the promontory both mounds dis:
:appear and on the level of the second a terrace
some 15' in breadth is carried along the
slope to the E. [East] at a level some 12' below
the summit. At the E. [East] end the terrace
diminishes to a mere ledge which passes

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