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marks the position of the entrance which
has interrupted the trench some 10' back from the
edge of the bank on the NE North East].

West Kirkcarswell Fort.
This fort is situated at an elevation of [450 feet] above
sea level on high ground about ½ m. [mile]to the N. [North]
of West Kirkcarswell. Its site is a natural
flat topped elongated hillock
rising by a gradual slope from the
W SW. [West South West], steepish on the SE [South East] where it rises to an
elevation of about 20' above a broad natural
hollow; lower and somewhat less steep on
its NW. [North West] flank and terminating in an abrupt point
towards the ENE [East North East].
The fort formed hereon by the cutting of a
terrace along the flanks and the erection of
outworks at the more assailable end, is an irregular
oval with a slight inward curve on one side
measuring within the defences some 218' by 80'.
Along the SE [South East] side where the scarp is steep
the terrace is barely traceable, and its former
existence even doubtful, but on the opposite
side it is clearly defined some 8' above
the base of the hillock & 10' below
the edge of the summit, varying from 6' to
10' in breadth and having a slight mound
at its outer edge. For the most part it has

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