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in depth below the scarp and counterscarp respectively
with a broad stony rampart on the latter.
Within this trench the promontory rises with an
easy gradient for a distance of about 45' to a
terrace-like level some 10' in width in rear of
which is a massive stone wall passing from
cliff to cliff almost concentrically with the outer
defences. This wall, which is partially exposed for a
distance of 63' on the E [East] half of its course with at
highest a height of 4', has been faced with large
square blocks laid in courses & without mortar.
Its inner face is nowhere exposed but the wall appears
to have had a thickness of about 10'. Towards
the W. [West] it is overgrown with turf and its position
is not clearly defined. The summit within
the wall is fairly level with a slight rise to
Seaward. In form it is ? trapedzoidal [trapezoidal] measuring
from N. [North] to S. [South] 84' and from E [East] to W. [West] as far as ascertainable 132'.
There is an approach from 9' to 10' wide to the interior through the
outer mound and over the trench some
80' from the W. [West] end, which is passing up the
slope diagonally to the left leads to an entrance through
the wall some 76' from the cliff on the W [West]. The W. [West] side
of the entrance faced with a slab
& the stone forming the outer angle is preserved for a
distance of 5' inwards .