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the summit, on the N [North] 19' and on the S. [South] some 23'.
Around the hillock has been a summit rampart and near its base on the N. [North]
side, and 17' below the summit edge on the
S. [South], runs a shallow trench or terrace some 12' in
width, which gradually rises towards the
crest of the ridge on the E [East] where it is
only some 6' below the summit level
Here the trench has
been covered by a strong outer stony rampart some
20' wide at base, and above it the summit rampart
has
been more formidable than elsewhere measuring
along its sloping base 33'. Large granite
boulders have been freely used in the
composition of the ramparts. There
is a gap in the defences towards the
E. [East] and another towards the NW. [North West] both
probably secondary or enlarged to afford
access to the summit for the purpose of
cultivation. Dug out of the top of the scarp below
the trench on the SW [South West] is an oblong hollow
measuring some 17' by 5' showing a
small portion of built wall on its inner
face towards the NE. [North East] and other indications
of building around it. Along the N. [North]
side and at the W. [West] end the defences

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