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pierced at the centre with a irregular oblong
hole, wider at one end than the other which
I took to be the socket for the tenon of a cross
shaft. (See Early Christ. Mon.) [Early Christian Monuments]

Kirkinner North Balfern O.S. [Ordnance Survey] Camp
On the W. [West] end of the hill which rises to an
elevation of [--] immediately to the E [East] of North
Balfern farmhouse is an oval fort
consisting of two steep concentric scarps
with a terrace between except at the
E [East] end where crossing the crest of the hill
the simple scarps have given place to mounds
and there is an indication of a trench in
front of the outer one. On the ? NW. [North West] the inner
scarp has been reduced by the the plough
but elsewhere both scarps are well preserved
and with a steep slope have a vertical
height of [--]. The terrace which separates
them is some 20' in width and is under
cultivation as is also the interior of the
fort. The position of the entrance is not
now apparent. The anterior measures
[--]. The inner scarp appears
to have been built or revelled to some extent
and was probably surmounted by a
parapet partially vitrified as considerable
pieces of vitrified material are to be found

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