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meet the depression on the E. [East] near the cliff face.
Within this line on the NW. [North West] and at a level of some
5' below the top of the mound above the scarp is a
flat interval some 36' in width with a slight
continuous hollow on the inner side and a steep
scarp above it to the interior
rising to a height of 15'. The broad interval is
not continued across the projecting ridge which
being on the level of the
interior of the fort and more assailable has
borne additional defences. At the base of the
inner scarp there is a narrow ditch which, in:
:terrupted by a roadway 17' in width is carried
to the cliff on the E. [East] some 20' in front & separated
by a mound 5' in height on the E. [East] side but
lower towards the W. [West], is a second ditch 15' in
width, between it and the outer ditch which
is continuous across the front. The entrance
seems to have been direct through the defences
to the interior along the ridge. Where it passes
into the interior the gap in the rampart is 8'
wide. The mound on the left or E. [East] side of the
entrance at this point is flattened towards the
exterior and may be the site of a hut.
The total length of the interior is 135' and
its breadth about 60' near the centre.